Occlusion

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NOUN

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

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

an obstruction in a pipe or tube

the act of blocking

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