Occlusion

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The process of occluding.
  • noun. Something that occludes.
  • noun. An obstruction of an anatomical passage, as of an artery by plaque.
  • noun. The alignment of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws when brought together.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The process of occluding air masses.
  • noun. An occluded front.
  • noun. Closure at some point in the vocal tract that blocks the flow of air in the production of an oral or nasal stop.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In dentistry, the fitting into each other of the cusps of the opposing teeth in the upper and lower jaws.
  • noun. A shutting up; a closing; specifically, in pathology, the total or partial closure of a vessel, cavity, or hollow organ; imperforation.
  • noun. In physics and chem., the act of occluding, or absorbing and concealing; the state of being occluded. See occlude.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded.
  • noun. The transient approximation of the edges of a natural opening; imperforation.
  • noun. the phenomenon of absorbing gases, as exhibited by platinum, palladium, iron, or charcoal.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
  • noun. Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.
  • noun. The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together.
  • noun. An occluded front.
  • noun. A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.
  • noun. The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.
  • noun. The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
  • noun. (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
  • noun. the act of blocking
  • noun. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
  • noun. (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
  • Word Usage
    "Fetal lung growth after short-term tracheal occlusion is linearly related to intratracheal pressure."
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