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occlusion

occ·lu·sion

UK/əˈkluː.ʒən/ US/ʌˈkluʒʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)

2.

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

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3.

(dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed

4.

an obstruction in a pipe or tube

  • “we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe”
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5.

the act of blocking

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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin occlūsiō, occlūsiōnis (“occluding, obstruction”), from the Classical Latin occlūdō (“to shut up or close up; to restrain”), from ob + claudō (“to shut or close”).

Phrases

  • occlusion body

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