occlusion
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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
The occlusion of small lung arteries is the major reason for the reduction in blood flow in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
Similar systems of occlusion and erasure are at work 150 years later in the current hype around AI.
From Salon ● May 30, 2023
Another of the dangers is gradual occlusion of the arteries bringing about necrosis with softening of the brain substance.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
