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US
/ˈbɫɑkɪdʒ/
]
[ UK /blˈɒkɪdʒ/ ]
[ UK /blˈɒkɪdʒ/ ]
NOUN
- the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
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an obstruction in a pipe or tube
we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe - the act of blocking
How To Use blockage In A Sentence
- Sewage overflowed into wash basins at West Middlesex Hospital following a blockage in one of the toilets.
- J. William Gaynor, MD: The most important features are that there's a ventricular septal defect, or a hole between the two pumping chambers of the heart and blockage of blood flow getting out to the lungs. Tetralogy of Fallot — What is Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)?
- He underwent the procedure in which a wire mesh tube is inserted into the coronary artery to clear a blockage. Times, Sunday Times
- The equation which describes the model characterizes the afflux as a function of Froude number, and blockage ratio in terms of the downstream conditions.
- Instead of improving, the boy suffered formation of abnormal passageways between tissues called fistulas and blockages in his intestines. JSOnline.com
- Brain autopsies on 418 members of a Chicago religious order, who were assessed for Parkinson's symptoms from 1994 until their death, found small blood vessel blockages, or microinfarcts, in 33 (7.9%) cases and arteriolosclerosis (small vessel disease) in 62 (14.8%). Seeing Signs of a Panic Attack Before One Happens
- To explore mechanism of tumor invasion and metastasis and blockage target.
- Her blockage of Durgapur expressway marks the beginning of a new era in contempt for law. Is Mamata Banerjee Leading Political Lawlessness in Bengal?
- The picture which emerges is that there was no formal procedure for dealing with blockages, practices varied.
- The special coating helps improve the blood flow and prevents blockages or blood clots, which can lead to potentially dangerous infections.
