Medical Dictionary

obstruction

noun ob·struc·tion \əb-ˈstrək-shən, äb-\

Medical Definition of OBSTRUCTION

1
a :  an act of obstructing b :  a condition of being clogged or blocked <intestinal obstruction>
2
:  something that obstructs <dislodge an airway obstruction>

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