栓せん子し

noun

embolus

Medical term for a mass (such as a blood clot or air bubble) that travels through the bloodstream and blocks a vessel.

• 肺はい塞そく栓せん症しょうは、肺はい動どう脈みゃくに栓せん子しが詰つまる病びょう気きです。

  Pulmonary embolism is a disease in which an embolus blocks the pulmonary artery.