occlusionnoun
uk/əˈkluː.ʒən/us/əˈkluː.ʒən/specializedocclusion noun (BLOCK)
medical [ C or U ] in medicine, something that blocks a tube or opening in the body, or when something is blocked or closed
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Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- amebic dysentery
- amoebic dysentery
- bellyache
- bilious
- bloat
- bowel incontinence
- cholera
- colic
- dyspeptic
- gastritis
- heartburn
- ileitis
- incontinence
- irritable bowel syndrome
- merycism
- mesenteric ischaemia
- mesenteric panniculitis
- upset
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occlusion noun (TEETH)
medical [ U ] in dentistry, the way in which your upper and lower teeth meet
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Dentistry
- articulation
- bridge
- cap
- cavity
- central giant cell granuloma
- crown
- dental floss
- dental hygienist
- dentigerous cyst
- dentistry
- denture
- filling
- floss
- hygienist
- Master of Dental Surgery
- MDS
- orthodontist
- scale
- toothpaste
- toothpick
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occlusion noun (WEATHER)
environment [ C ] also occluded front a situation in the weather when two masses of air meet, especially when a mass of cold air reaches warm air and pushes the warm air up off the earth's surface
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Weather & climate - general words
- ambient
- aneroid barometer
- atmospherics
- aurora
- barometer
- barometric pressure
- climatic
- clime
- equatorial
- frontal system
- glass
- low-pressure
- microclimate
- pollen count
- rarefied
- the aurora australis
- the Met Office
- weather
- weather station
- zone
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