pulmonary embolism

Noun
(abbreviation PE)


 * 1)  The embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery, usually by a detached blood clot from a leg or pelvic vein, which causes a stoppage of blood into the lungs; symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting, and sometimes death.

Translations

 * Esperanto: pulma embolio
 * Finnish: keuhkoveritulppa
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: lungnablóðrek
 * Irish: eambólacht scamhóige
 * Polish: zatorowość płucna
 * Spanish: tromboembolismo pulmonar
 * West Frisian: longembolie