Obstruction vs Occlusion - What's the difference?
obstruction | occlusion |
The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.
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.