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obstruent

[ob-stroo-uh nt]
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adjective

Medicine/Medical. (of a substance) producing an obstruction.
Phonetics. (of a speech sound) characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air from the lungs.Compare sonorant.

noun

Medicine/Medical. a medicine that closes the natural passages of the body.
Phonetics. an obstruent speech sound; a stop, fricative, or affricate.Compare sonorant(def 2).

Origin of obstruent

1660–70; < Latin obstruent- (stem of obstruēns, present participle of obstruere); see obstruct, -ent
Related formsun·ob·stru·ent, adjectiveun·ob·stru·ent·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for obstruent

obstruent

adjective

causing obstruction, esp of the intestinal tract

noun

anything that causes obstruction

Word Origin for obstruent

C17: from Latin obstruere to obstruct
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obstruent in Medicine

obstruent

[ŏb′strōō-ənt]

adj.

Obstructing or closing the natural passages of the body.

n.

An obstruent medicine or agent.
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