Term Name: pulmonary embolism
Synonyms: pulmonary artery embolism, pulmonary embolus
Definition: An artery disease characterized by a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body, e.g. a blood clot.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:9477]   ( DOID:9477 )

Relationships
is a type of: pulmonary artery disease
has subtype: puerperal pulmonary embolism