occlusion
[uh-kloo-zhuh n]
noun
the act or state of occluding or the state of being occluded.
Dentistry. the fitting together of the teeth of the lower jaw with the corresponding teeth of the upper jaw when the jaws are closed.
Pathology. closure or blockage of a blood vessel: coronary occlusion.
Phonetics. momentary complete closure at some area in the vocal tract, causing stoppage of the flow of air and accumulation of pressure.
Meteorology.
- the formation of an occluded front.
- occluded front.
Origin of occlusion
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The occlusion of the Mississippi was the grievance they deplored.
It is far different when the cause of the occlusion is to be ascertained.
Even gases may be expected to some extent to be retained by occlusion.
Darwin and Modern ScienceA.C. Seward and Others
The pain complained of may be due to occlusion of an artery, although evidence for this is lacking.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:Louis Marshall Warfield
Occlusion of the left posterior cerebral artery causes extensive softening of the occipital lobe and produces pure word blindness.
occlusion
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[ə-klōō′zhən]
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