occlusive
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8.2
- adjective
- /əˈkluːsɪv/
- Specialized
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ocluyente
- Patients suffering from occlusive vascular disease may experience reduced blood flow to the limbs.
- occlusive disease
- occlusive dressing
- arterial occlusive
Zinc oxide, titanium dioxide are known to be occlusive and block the pores.
- Zinc oxide, titanium dioxide are known to be occlusive and block the pores.
Examples
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In severe occlusive disease, its sensitivity reaches 91% and its specificity 93%.
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After years of debate, carotid endarterectomy is considered the standard procedure for extracranial occlusive disease.
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For patients with underlying occlusive diseases, the decision must then be taken for a definitive bypass procedure.
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It's not going on in this really thick occlusive manner where the brush is wet and it's just swishing it all around the face.
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And then there are occlusives which sits on top of the skin and basically prevent your skin from losing water, prevents dehydration.
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Medical therapy should be continued during follow-up as these patients are at high risk of developing other manifestations of arterial occlusive and thrombotic disease.
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However, it is the extremely painful vaso-occlusive crises that are the primary symptom of SCA in both children and adults.
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In patients with gangrenous peripheral arterial occlusive disease, achieving high tissue concentrations of antibiotics (TCA) is important.
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Folic acid is inexpensive, so there is considerable interest in the possibility of reducing the incidence of occlusive vascular disease with folic acid supplementation.
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Using occlusive dressings can help accelerate healing by keeping the wound protected from external irritants.
Synonyms
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6.2
Making movement or progress difficult by blocking the way
Antonyms
How Blocking
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Occlusive comes from the Latin parts ob- ('against') and claudere ('to close'), so it literally means 'closing against' or blocking, like a lid that seals a jar. That's why occlusive describes something that tends to block a passage or to seal the skin and keep moisture in.