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occlusion

[uh-kloo-zhuhn] / əˈklu ʒən /


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"But if we can see the ultrasound finding, we can target the exact place where the occlusion occurs."

From BBC Dec. 3, 2025

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

Abnormalities in the formation and occlusion, or decay of teeth, are relatively rare in wild mammals.

From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Charles L. Douglas




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