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Occlusion
/əklˈuʒən/
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Occlusion
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.
Synonym:
occluded front
.
3.
(dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed.
4.
An obstruction in a pipe or tube.
Synonyms:
block
,
blockage
,
closure
,
stop
,
stoppage
.
5.
The act of blocking.
Synonyms:
blockage
,
closure
.
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N. closure,
occlusion
, blockade; shutting up &c v.; obstruction &c (hindrance) 706; embolus; contraction &c 195; infarction; constipation, obstipation^; blind alley, blind corner; keddah^; cul-de-sac, caecum; imperforation^, imperviousness &c adj.; impermeability; stopper &c 263. V. close, occlude, plug; block up,
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