| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:9477 |
| Name | pulmonary embolism |
| Definition | An artery disease characterized by a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body, e.g. a blood clot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_embolism, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pulmonaryembolism.html |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:194882001 |
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NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
pulmonary artery embolism [EXACT] pulmonary embolus [EXACT] |
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