Pulmonary embolus

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What is Pulmonary embolus?

A pulmonary embolus is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by fat, air, blood clot, or tumor cells.

Alternative Names:

Venous thrombo-embolism; Lung blood clot; Blood clot - lung; Embolus; Tumor embolus

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