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blockage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage |
| Type of | obstruction, obstructer, obstructor, impediment, impedimenta |
| Has types | vapour lock, breechblock, plug, stopper, stopple, vapor lock, breech closer |
| Derivation | block |
we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | closure, occlusion |
| Type of | obstruction |
| Has types | implosion |
| Derivation | block |
blockage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | obstruction |
| Type of | physiological condition, physiological state, physical condition |
| Has types | tamponade, tamponage, ileus, intestinal obstruction |
| Derivation | block |
Examples of blockage
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When he grew ill with a urinary tract blockage, he refused to take any medicine.
From the telegraph.co.uk
She was severely dehydrated, weak and needed surgery for an intestinal blockage.
From the ocregister.com
If hairballs are not expelled, they can form a blockage in the intestinal tract.
From the post-gazette.com
In the pilot phase, only 34 percent of those studied had no detectable blockage.
From the sciencedaily.com
There's also a small chance they could cause an intestinal blockage if swallowed.
From the post-gazette.com
Salivary stones can cause a blockage resulting in a backup of saliva in the duct.
From the sciencedaily.com
Kayem recommends them but only for people whose snoring is due to sinus blockage.
From the time.com
In angioplasty, a doctor inflates a tiny balloon inside the blockage to clear it.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Maurice Gibb's death, at 53, came following surgery for an intestinal blockage.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- Obstruction: the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
- An obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
- The act of blocking
- The state of being blocked; A thing that is blocking
- (Blockages) the issues or events that enter our space and create an off-balance situation to assist our learning.
- (Blockages) Stuck energy patterns which keep our hearts from expanding to a new level of openness. Blockages around the edges of our heart limit us from a deeper experience of the True Joy. ...
- A discount applied to a value to reflect the depressive effect on value caused by the sudden offering for sale of a large number of identical or very similar items at the same time. In such a case, the market finds it difficult to absorb all the items quickly and, as a result, value is depressed.
- Congestion of an area of the body that may ache, be tense, or feel numb.
- Any obstruction in the digestive or urinary tract. Symptoms include: pain, little or no output from the stoma for several hours, nausea, and sometimes fever. If the blockage doesn't shift within a few hours, medical advice is needed.
