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Qualifier English: Embolism
Qualifier Spanish: Embolia
Descriptor embolia
Entry term(s) émbolo
Scope note: Bloqueo de un vaso sanguíneo por un coágulo de sangre o por otro material indisoluble transportado por la corriente sanguínea desde un sitio lejano.
Qualifier Portuguese: Embolia
Qualifier French: Embolie
Entry term(s): Embolisms
Embolus
Tree number(s): C14.907.355.350
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004617
Scope note: Blocking of a blood vessel by an embolus which can be a blood clot or other undissolved material in the blood stream.
Annotation: general; prefer specifics; coordinate with specific blood vessel
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Related: Embolectomy MeSH
DeCS ID: 4691
Unique ID: D004617
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/18
Embolism - Preferred
Concept UI M0007248
Scope note Blocking of a blood vessel by an embolus which can be a blood clot or other undissolved material in the blood stream.
Preferred term Embolism
Entry term(s) Embolisms
Embolus - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0007249
Preferred term Embolus



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