occlusion
Nouns
- (n) closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
- (n) (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft occluded front,
- (n) (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
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(n) an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
- (n) the act of blocking blockage, closure,