Lexic.us

Definition of Occlusion

1. Noun. Closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel).

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

3. Noun. (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed.

4. Noun. An obstruction in a pipe or tube. "We had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

5. Noun. The act of blocking.

Definition of Occlusion

1. n. The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded.

Definition of Occlusion

1. Noun. The process of occluding, or something that occludes. ¹

2. Noun. (medicine) Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal. ¹

3. Noun. (context: medicine dentistry) The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together. ¹

4. Noun. (meteorology) An occluded front. ¹

5. Noun. (linguistics) A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop. ¹

6. Noun. (physics) The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal. ¹

7. Noun. (computing) The blocking of the view of part of an image by another. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Occlusion

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Medical Definition of Occlusion

1. 1. The act of closure or state of being closed. 2. The relationship between all of the components of the masticatory system in normal function, dysfunction and parafunction. 3. Momentary complete closure of some area in the vocal tract, causing stoppage of the breath and accumulation of pressure. Origin: L. Occlusio This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Occlusion

occlusal plane occlusal position occlusal pressure occlusal radiograph occlusal rest occlusal rest bar occlusal rim occlusal scheme occlusal splints occlusal surface

occlusal system occlusal table occlusal vertical dimension occlusal wear occluse occlusion (current term) occlusion bodies occlusion body occlusion of pupil occlusion rim

occlusions occlusive occlusive dressing occlusive dressings occlusive ileus occlusive meningitis occlusives occlusivity occlusometer occlusometers

Literary usage of Occlusion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Fifteen minutes later the arterial loop was occluded for 60 sec and MSr microspheres were injected prior to releasing the occlusion. ..."

2. Practical orthodontia by Martin Dewey (1919)
"Each tooth ¡s held in a proper position by what we call "forces of occlusion." Definition.—Forces of occlusion are those factors which when acting normally ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1876)
"occlusion of the Popliteal Artery, with establishment of the Collateral Circulation. By JNO. ... The occlusion was in the popliteal artery of the left leg. ..."

4. Physical anthropology of the Lenape or Delawares, and of the eastern Indians by Aleš Hrdlička (1916)
"Unfortunately, there is no possibility of giving the exact relation of age to the occlusion in any of the sutures; all that it is possible to determine is ..."

5. A Text-book of Physiology for Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1911)
"occlusion of the Coronary Vessels.—The coronary vessels supply the tissues of the heart with nutrition, including oxygen, so that if the circulation is ..."

6. A Treatise on the practice of medicine by Roberts Bartholow (1898)
"occlusion OF THE CEREBRAL VESSELS. Definition.—Under this term are included all lesions which occlude or block the vessels, thus causing anaemia of some ..."

7. A Manual of Dental Prosthetics by George Henry Wilson (1917)
"This occlusion model is a mass of material roughly outlined, and indicating ... Therefore if this mass of material which we call the occlusion and contour ..."

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