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pulmonary embolism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
pul-monary em-bolism
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

pulmonary embolisms (plural) PE (abbreviation)

Phrases

deep vein thrombosis

Frequently Paired Words

deep vein thrombosis

Questions

What does pulmonary embolism mean?
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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