The suffix dosis or osis, from ancient Greek, simply means an abnormal or diseased state of the word to which it is attached, as in lordosis, scoliosis and kyphosisâ¦ which describe abnormal curvatures of the spine, neurosis an early generic term for certain mental illnesses and endometriosis in which uterine tissue grows elsewhere in ...
1 If the clot travels to the lungs and blocks blood flow, the condition is called pulmonary embolism. 2  Peripheral artery disease (PAD): A narrowing of the peripheral arteries, most commonly in the arteries of the pelvis and legs. 3  PAD is similar to coronary artery disease (CAD) and carotid artery disease. If the clot travels to the lungs and blocks blood flow, the condition is called pulmonary embolism. 2  Peripheral artery disease (PAD): A narrowing of the peripheral arteries, most commonly in the arteries of the pelvis and legs. 3  PAD is similar to coronary artery disease (CAD) and carotid artery disease.
ABCs of Blood Clots. A clot that forms in a deep vein in the body is known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). When part or all of that clot breaks off and travel to the lungs it can be life threatening, and is called a pulmonary embolism (PE).ong-distance travel can put you at risk for a dangerous blood clot, or deep vein thrombosis. But even greater danger awaits if that clot breaks free and does some traveling of its own â to your lungs.