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The process of occluding, or something that occludes.

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Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.

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The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together.

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An occluded front.

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A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.

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The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.

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The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.

Examples of occlusion in a Sentence

A dentist will check a patient's occlusion by watching how the teeth make contact when the child bites down normally.

The first successful fetoscopic temporary tracheal occlusion for CDH was performed in 1996.

Is there anything that can be done to prevent a retinal vessel occlusion?

If a piece of bark and cortex are torn off, the occlusion takes longer, because the tissues have to creep over the exposed area of wood; and the same is true of a transverse cut severing the branch, as may be seen in any properly pruned tree.

Such frost-cracks, sun-cracks, &c., may then be slowly healed over by callus, but if the conditions for necrosis recur the crack may be again opened, or if Fungi, &c., interfere with occlusion, the healing is prevented; in such cases the local necrosis may give rise to cankers.

The first effect of fertilization is the occlusion of the trichogyne from the fertilized carpogonium.

Occlusion of the normal eye with an adhesive patch is the mainstay of treatment in all forms of unilateral amblyopia.

A further cause of failure to drain urine is occlusion of the drainage eyes of the catheter by the bladder mucosa.

Sample groups Patients with non-specific CAD, experiencing an acute myocardial infarction, small coronary arteries, chronic total occlusion of a coronary artery.

The increased pressure in the globe can cause central artery occlusion.

There is no evidence that having a tubal occlusion affects your sex drive.

The patient may need to continue using artificial tears following occlusion.

The method used for women is called tubal occlusion.

In patients with keratoconjunctivitis sicca punctal occlusion reduces corneal surface staining (Turberville et al, 1982 and Willis et al, 1987 ).

The veins can be made more prominent by using appropriate means of venous occlusion.

Blood pressure in both arms - unequal blood pressures suggests proximal vascular occlusion.

In an artery occlusion this loss of vision usually happens very suddenly with little or no warning.

Examination The visual acuity is reduced in central retinal vein occlusion.

Complications occurred within 30 days in 32 patients (22 %) including graft occlusion in three (2% ).

The use of Protopic ointment under occlusion has not been studied in patients.

Ultrasound demonstrated bilateral occlusion with a sensitivity of 100 %, and showed tubal patency with a specificity of 96% .

The buccal cavity can be isolated by the short soft palate which produces an extremely tight occlusion across the nasal pharynx.

In partial salpingectomy, the most common occlusion method, the fallopian tubes are cut and tied with suture material.

Retinal vein occlusion The retinal vein occlusion The retinal veins drain away the used blood from the retinal cells.

It seems fairly established that when the preliminary heating process of fermentation is drawing to a close, the cotton, hay, &c., having been converted into a highly porous friable and combustible mass, may then ignite in certain circumstances by the occlusion of oxygen, just as ignition is induced by finely divided metals.

Occlusion may lead to increased resistance to gas exchange, or may prevent full stomatal closure, leading to water stress.

Retinal vein occlusion The retinal veins drain away the used blood from the retinal cells.

This is also aided by occlusion effects.

With a perfect bite (occlusion), the teeth of the upper jaw slightly overlap those of the lower jaw.

Few children develop perfect teeth and occlusion.

By covering the moisturized hands with the silicone-lined gloves, you increase occlusion, which helps the cream penetrate better.

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