Type and usage of occlusion from BoostVocab

occlusion

/ə'kluʒən/

noun
(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
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occluded front

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front
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an obstruction in a pipe or tube
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block blockage closure stop stoppage

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obstructer impedimenta impediment obstructor obstruction
noun
the act of blocking
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blockage closure

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obstruction
noun
closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
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attack
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(dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
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position spatial relation

Definition that contains occlusion

embolism occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
coronary occlusion occlusion of a coronary artery caused either by progressive atherosclerosis or by a blood clot
thromboembolism occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken away from a thrombus

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