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

In severe scarlatinous pharyngitis the inflammation is apt to extend along the Eustachian tube, causing its occlusion.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various