At least 10% of individuals with pulmonary embolism die within the first hour.
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Embolism
/ˈɛmbəlɪzəm/
Synonyms for "embolism" (44 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (13)
Noun(2 words)
fat embolusgas embolism
Related words (22)
Noun(8 words)
intercalationlipid embolismlung embolismobstructionocclusionpulmonary arterial blockagepulmonary vascular obstructionvascular occlusion
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10 entriesarterial air embolismarterial embolismcentral pulmonary embolismfat embolism syndromelobar embolismpulmonary embolismsaddle embolismsystemic embolismvenous air embolismvenous embolism
Collocations
6 entriesair embolismarterial embolismfat embolismpulmonary embolismseptic embolismvenous embolism
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Mary's in the hospital with a pulmonary embolism.
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Tom's in the hospital with a pulmonary embolism.
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Authorities differ as to the manner in which the Arabs practised embolism: some say, they added a month to every third year; others, that they intercalated seven months in a period of nineteen years ; and others, nine months in twenty-four years.
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