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pulmonary embolism

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.

Noun

pulmonary embolism (plural pulmonary embolisms, 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.

pulmonary embolism meaning in Tamil

pulmonary embolism in Tamil

சுவாசப்பைப் பிறபொருள்தடுக்கை, நுரையீரல் இரத்த உறைவுக்கட்டி

Forms of pulmonary embolism

pluralpulmonary embolisms
abbreviationPE

Questions about pulmonary embolism

What does pulmonary embolism mean?
Pulmonary embolism means 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.
What is pulmonary embolism in Tamil?
Pulmonary embolism in Tamil is சுவாசப்பைப் பிறபொருள்தடுக்கை, நுரையீரல் இரத்த உறைவுக்கட்டி. See Pulmonary embolism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pulmonary embolism?
Pulmonary embolism is a noun.
What is the plural of pulmonary embolism?
The plural of pulmonary embolism is pulmonary embolisms.

Words near pulmonary embolism in the dictionary

  1. pulmonary circulation
  2. pulmonary circulations
  3. pulmonary docimasia
  4. pulmonary edema
  5. pulmonary edemas
  6. pulmonary embolism
  7. pulmonary embolisms
  8. pulmonary emphysema
  9. pulmonary emphysemas
  10. pulmonary fibroses
  11. pulmonary fibrosis

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