Occlusion Definition
ə-klo͝ozhən
noun
An occluding or being occluded.
Webster's New World
The process of occluding.
American Heritage Medicine
Something that occludes.
American Heritage Medicine
An obstruction of an anatomical passage, as of an artery by plaque.
American Heritage Medicine
The fitting together of the upper and lower teeth, or the way in which these fit together when the jaws are closed.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Occlusion
Noun
Singular:
occlusion
Plural:
occlusionsOrigin of Occlusion
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From the post-Classical Latin occlÅ«siō (“occluding", “obstruction"), from the Classical Latin occlÅ«dō (“I shut up or close up", “I restrain"), from ob + claudō (“I shut or close").
From Wiktionary
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From Latin occlūsus past participle of occlūdere to occlude occlude
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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