Synonyms for pulmonary embolism
pul·monary em·bolism

Princeton's WordNet

1. pulmonary embolismnoun

   blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot

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1. • Embolism

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pulmonary embolism

   Synonyms:
   Pulmonary thromboembolism

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1. Hiroyasu Iso:

   We were surprised about the strength of the effect of television watching compared with the effects of advancing age, history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus, or body mass index in this study, we speculated that leg immobility during television watching had increased their risk of fatal pulmonary embolism.

2. Mary Joe Fernandez:

   I think her illness a few years ago( 2011), when she had the pulmonary embolism, really gave her perspective and a new appreciation for what she does.

3. Serena Williams:

   The way I see it, I should have had 30-plus grand slams. I had my chances after coming back from giving birth. I went from a C-section to a second pulmonary embolism to a grand slam final. I played while breastfeeding. I played through postpartum depression. But I didn't get there. But I showed up 23 times, and that's fine. Actually it's extraordinary.