pulmonary embolism

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounpulmonary embolism (plural pulmonary embolisms, abbreviation PE)

plural pulmonary embolisms · abbreviation PE

  1. medicineThe 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

Chinese Mandarin 肺栓塞
  • 肺栓塞 (fèishuānsè)embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
Esperanto pulma embolio
  • pulma embolioembolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
Finnish keuhkoveritulppa
  • keuhkoveritulppaembolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
French embolie pulmonaire
  • embolie pulmonaireembolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
German Lungenembolie
  • Lungenembolieembolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
Greek πνευμονική εμβολή
  • πνευμονική εμβολή (pnevmonikí emvolí)embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
Hungarian tüdőembólia
  • tüdőembóliaembolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
Icelandic lungnablóðrek
  • lungnablóðrekembolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
Irish eambólacht scamhóige
  • eambólacht scamhóigeembolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
Polish zatorowość płucna
  • zatorowość płucnaembolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
Spanish tromboembolismo pulmonar
  • tromboembolismo pulmonarembolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
Cite this entry
APA

pulmonary embolism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20embolism

MLA

“pulmonary embolism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20embolism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulmonary embolism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20embolism.

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