Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot gets lodged in an artery in the lung, blocking blood flow to part of the lung. Blood clots most often originate in the legs and travel up through the right side of the heart and into the lungs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English Â© 2016. tread (tred), v., trod, trodâ¢den ortrod, treadâ¢ing, n. v.i. 1  to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.  to step, walk, or trample so as to press, crush, or injure something (usually fol. by on or upon):to tread on a person's foot.
tread - crush as if by treading on; tread grapes to make wine mash, squash, squeeze, crush, squelch - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; crush an aluminum can; squeeze a lemon