English-Finnish translations for pulmonary embolism

• keuhkoveritulppa

Definition of pulmonary embolism

• 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

Related words

• pulmonary
• cardiopulmonary
• bronchopulmonary
• extrapulmonary
• aortopulmonary
• aorticopulmonary
• pleuropulmonary
• pulmonary cancer
• pulmonary vein
• pulmonary trunk