noun
pulmonary thromboembolism
Medical term for a blood clot that travels to the lungs and blocks a pulmonary artery.
肺血栓塞栓症は、深部静脈血栓症の合併症として起こることが多い。
Pulmonary thromboembolism often occurs as a complication of deep vein thrombosis.
Compound of 肺 (lung), 血栓 (thrombus), and 塞栓症 (embolism).