Sentence example with the word 'occlude'

occlude

bang, block up, choke, close tight, cover, fold up, lock up, seal, shut out, squeeze, strangle

Definition v. block passage through

Last update: October 18, 2015


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This swelling of the walls may partly or completely occlude the lumen of the vessels.   [verb]

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In many cases the colour-production is dependent on certain definite conditions - temperature, presence of oxygen, nature of the food-medium, &c. Ewart's important discovery that some of these lipochrome pigments occlude oxygen, while others do not, may have bearings on the facultative anaerobism of these organisms.   [verb]

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In many cases the colour-production is dependent on certain definite conditions - temperature, presence of oxygen, nature of the food-medium, &c. Ewart's important discovery that some of these lipochrome pigments occlude oxygen, while others do not, may have bearings on the facultative anaerobism of these organisms.   [Please select]

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This is also a symptom of tuberculosis when the lymphatic glands lying between the lungs are so enlarged as to press upon and partly occlude the esophagus.   [Please select]

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The presence of old splits is often indicated by a ridge of callous, the result of the cambium's effort to occlude the wound.   [Please select]

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On land, meridional, a bispherical moon, revealed in imperfect varying phases of lunation through the posterior interstice of the imperfectly occluded skirt of a carnose negligent perambulating female, a pillar of the cloud by day.   [Please select]

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Floating soap, which is usually white (some are of a cream tint), cannot be recommended as economical, whilst its deficiency in lathering properties, owing to occluded air, is a serious drawback to its popularity as a toilet detergent.   [Please select]

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obviate - occlude - occult