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Definition of Pulmonary embolism
1. Noun. Blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot.
Definition of Pulmonary embolism
1. Noun. (pathology) 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. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pulmonary Embolism
Literary usage of Pulmonary embolism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Practical Medicine by William Pepper, Louis Starr (1885)
"pulmonary embolism signifies the transport during life of clots, ... Latterly,
the subject of pulmonary embolism, or the obstruction of this artery by means ..."
2. A Text-book of the practice of medicine by James Meschter Anders (1913)
"To establish the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism there must be a clear history
of some etiologic condition, and the sudden appearance of such symptoms as ..."
3. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1892)
"He could not recall having seen a positive case of pulmonary embolism, although
he had seen several cases, in which that condition was suspected. ..."
4. A Text-book of the practice of medicine by James Meschter Anders, John Herr Musser (1907)
"pulmonary embolism. (Hemorrhagic Infarction; Embolism of the Lungi.) Pathology.—Embolic
infarctions are firm, airless, brown or black, wedge-shaped masses, ..."
5. A Text-book of the practice of medicine by James Meschter Anders (1900)
"... many eases are so rapidly progressive as to reach a moribund state before
remedial agents can be applied by the physician. pulmonary embolism. ..."
6. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"(c) pulmonary embolism; Hemorrhagic Infarction of the Lung; Pulmonary Thrombosis
Embolism of the main stem or of a branch of the pulmonary artery is by no ..."
7. Oxford Loose-leaf Surgery by F. F. Burghard, Allen Buckner Kanavel (1921)
"EMBOLISM OF THE PULMONARY ARTERY AFTER HYSTERECTOMY Although pulmonary embolism
is common after abdominal hysterectomy, it is difficult to obtain reliable ..."
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