Preferred Name |
Pulmonary embolism |
Synonyms |
Blood clot in artery of lung |
Definitions |
An embolus (that is, an abnormal particle circulating in the blood) located in the pulmonary artery and thereby blocking blood circulation to the lung. Usually the embolus is a blood clot that has developed in an extremity (for instance, a deep venous thrombosis), detached, and traveled through the circulation before becoming trapped in the pulmonary artery. |
ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002204 |
database_cross_reference |
MSH:D011655 SNOMEDCT_US:59282003 UMLS:C0034065 |
definition |
An embolus (that is, an abnormal particle circulating in the blood) located in the pulmonary artery and thereby blocking blood circulation to the lung. Usually the embolus is a blood clot that has developed in an extremity (for instance, a deep venous thrombosis), detached, and traveled through the circulation before becoming trapped in the pulmonary artery. |
has_exact_synonym |
Blood clot in artery of lung |
has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
id |
HP:0002204 |
label |
Pulmonary embolism |
notation |
HP:0002204 |
prefLabel |
Pulmonary embolism |
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