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pulmonary embolism

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Noun1.pulmonary embolism - blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot
embolism - occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)


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Unfortunately, after only seven weeks, in a freak accident that beggars belief, I badly broke my left leg - my condition then complicated by a pulmonary embolism.
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