Occlusion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əklˈuːʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/əklˈuːʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əklˈuːʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /əklˈuːʒən/.

Examples

we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

occluded front closure blockage block stoppage stop

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

block	verb	obstruct
close	verb	bar access to
occlude	verb	block passage through

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Okklusion

Verschluss oder Blockade (z. B. eines Blutgefäßes)

🇪🇸Spanish

oclusión

cierre o bloqueo (como el de un vaso sanguíneo)

🇮🇹Italian

occlusione

chiusura o blocco (come di un vaso sanguigno)

🇳🇱Dutch

occlusie

afsluiting of verstopping (vanaf een bloedvat)

🇵🇹Portuguese

oclusão

fechamento ou bloqueio (como de um vaso sanguíneo)

🇷🇺Russian

окклюзия

закрытие или закупорка (как кровеносного сосуда)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रोड़ा

बंद होना या रुकावट (रक्त वाहिका के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

আবদ্ধতা

বন্ধ বা বাধা (রক্তবাহী জাহাজের মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

அடைப்பு

மூடல் அல்லது அடைப்பு (இரத்த நாளம் போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

మూసివేత

మూసివేత లేదా అడ్డుపడటం (రక్తనాళం వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिबंध

बंद होणे किंवा अडथळा (रक्तवाहिनीप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવરોધ

બંધ અથવા અવરોધ (રક્ત વાહિની તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಚ್ಚುವಿಕೆ

ಮುಚ್ಚುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ತಡೆಗಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ (ರಕ್ತನಾಳದಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടപ്പ്

അടയ്ക്കൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തടസ്സം (ഒരു രക്തക്കുഴൽ പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੁਕਾਵਟ

ਬੰਦ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ (ਖੂਨ ਦੀਆਂ ਨਾੜੀਆਂ ਵਾਂਗ)

🇵🇰Urdu

رکاوٹ

بندش یا رکاوٹ (خون کی نالی کی طرح)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

闭塞

闭合或堵塞（如血管）

🇯🇵Japanese

咬合

（血管のような）閉鎖または閉塞

🇰🇷Korean

폐색

폐쇄 또는 막힘(혈관의 경우)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tắc nghẽn

đóng hoặc tắc nghẽn (như mạch máu)

🇹🇭Thai

การบดเคี้ยว

การปิดหรือการอุดตัน (เช่น หลอดเลือด)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemacetan

penutupan atau penyumbatan (seperti pembuluh darah)

🇵🇭Filipino

hadlang

pagsasara o pagbara (tulad ng isang daluyan ng dugo)

🇲🇾Malay

oklusi

penutupan atau penyumbatan (seperti saluran darah)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انسداد

إغلاق أو انسداد (مثل الأوعية الدموية)

🇮🇷Persian

انسداد

بسته شدن یا انسداد (به عنوان یک رگ خونی)

🇹🇷Turkish

tıkanıklık

kapanma veya tıkanma (bir kan damarından itibaren)

🇮🇱Hebrew

סְפִיגָה

סגירה או חסימה (כמו של כלי דם)

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The primary meaning of 'occlusion' is 'closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)'.

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