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occlusion

[uh-kloo-zhuhn] / əˈklu ʒən /


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The drugmaker said the Food and Drug Administration had approved Eylea HD for the treatment of patients with macular edema following retinal vein occlusion, a common cause of vision impairment in adults.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

These unique cardiac metabolic and genetic features of the naked mole-rat heart led to enhanced energy reserves even during blood occlusion and return of blood flow after in vitro simulated heart attack.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

Similar systems of occlusion and erasure are at work 150 years later in the current hype around AI.

From Salon • May 30, 2023

Vascular occlusion is another potential complication, where a blood vessel blockage prevents blood from moving through pathways in your body.

From BBC • May 9, 2023

If the occlusion be not normal, the upper jaw and alveolar process will develop laterally as well as anteriorly.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.