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Meanings of blockage in English

Portuguese
obstáculo
Catalan
oclusió
Spanish
cierre

An obstruction in a pipe or tube.

        obstáculo

        The physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction.

              Usage of blockage in English
              1
              Weinstein underwent surgery at Bellevue to clear a heart blockage last week.
              Reuters
              2
              The company said it would take three weeks to remove the blockage.
              BBC
              3
              She had tried three times and was unable to open the blockage.
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              4
              They had looked for such a blockage, but in the wrong places.
              Every patient tells a story: medical mysteries and the art of di...
              5
              I've a blockage there, so that my eyes go red a lot.
              Reuters
              6
              Imagine the negative energy of the blockage being sucked into this ball.
              Witch School's First Degree
              7
              And she would need urgent surgery, therefore, in order to open the blockage.
              The new yorker
              8
              The blockage was expected to last 48 hours, port officials said.
              Reuters
              9
              A COLI spokeswoman said she was not aware of the blockage.
              Reuters
              10
              U.S. officials have said they will not tolerate a blockage of the strait.
              Reuters
              11
              Pulling their boat stern-first, he headed for the blockage straight ahead.
              Watcher of the Dead
              12
              The blockage can lead to gangrene and perforation of the bowel.
              The Irish Times
              13
              It had halted on detecting a blockage ahead of it -namely Saul.
              The Departure
              14
              These observations suggest therapeutic applications for TGR5 signaling blockage in cholestasis.
              Pubmed
              15
              Cell cycle blockage and subdiploid peak were found in MPG group.
              Pubmed
              16
              Simultaneous administration of Ang II reversed the saralasin blockage of ovulation.
              Pubmed
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              Translations for blockage
              Portuguese
              obstáculo
              Blockage through the time
              Blockage across language varieties
              United States of America
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