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occlusion

noun/əˈkluːʒən/

B2CEFR level
60/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The blockage or closing of a vessel or opening.

The scan revealed an occlusion in a coronary artery.

Similar: blockage, obstruction

Origin: Latin occludere 'to shut up'.

Topic: Anatomy in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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