blockage
/ˈblɑkɪd͡ʒ/ noun C1- The state or condition of being blocked.
- The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage. · There was a blockage in the sewer, so we called out the plumber.
- Synonym of thrombosis, thromboembolism, or embolism. · Blockage of circulation quickly leads to ischemia.· In selected cases, endovascular thrombectomy can quickly remove a blockage that pharmaceutical thrombolysis can't budge.
- Synonym of constipation (“impairment of feces passage”).
Plural blockages
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