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Blockage vs Occlusion - What's the difference?

blockage | occlusion |

As nouns the difference between blockage and occlusion

is that blockage is the state of being blocked while occlusion is the process of occluding, or something that occludes.

blockage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The state of being blocked
  • A thing that is blocking
    • There was a blockage in the sewer, so we called out the plumber.

    occlusion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
  • (medicine) Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.
  • (medicine, dentistry) The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together.
  • (meteorology) An occluded front.
  • (linguistics) A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.
  • (physics) The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.
  • (computing) The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.

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