| pulmonary emphysema |
A common disease of the lungs in which the air cells are distended and their partition walls ruptured by an abnormal pressure of the air contained in them. [Webster]. A chronic irreversible disease of the lungs, characterized by abnormal of air spaces in the lungs and accompanied by destruction of the tissue lining the walls of the air sacs. ...
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| pulmonary embolism |
A blood clot (solid mass of blood) that blocks one or more of the blood vessels in the lungs. It can be life-threatening.
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| pulmonary embolus |
a life-threatening blood clot that lodges in the lung, characterized by chest pain and shortness of breath.
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| pulmonary atresia |
lack of a pulmonary heart valve - the only corrections are surgical
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| pulmonary embolus |
A clot passing from a thrombosed vein to the lung
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