occluded; occluding
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2
: sorb
Palladium occludes large volumes of hydrogen.
1
: to come into contact with cusps of the opposing teeth fitting together
His teeth do not occlude properly.
2
: to become occluded
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Examples of occlude in a Sentence
a blood clot had occluded a major artery in his body
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If an artery in your heart is occluded by a clot, pain may be felt in distant places such as your neck and your arm.
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Woodpeckers have multiple adaptations for protecting their brains from injury, but occluding their jugular veins is not one of them.
—Christie Aschwanden, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2019
But none is delivered because the bulging (exercising) muscle occludes the artery.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2024
Robots need to have a memory of previously observed, but currently occluded objects to work reliably in realistic environments.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 17 May 2024
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Woodpeckers have multiple adaptations for protecting their brains from injury, but occluding their jugular veins is not one of them.
—Christie Aschwanden, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2019
But none is delivered because the bulging (exercising) muscle occludes the artery.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2024
Robots need to have a memory of previously observed, but currently occluded objects to work reliably in realistic environments.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 17 May 2024
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occlude
verb
oc·clude
ə-ˈklüd 
ä-
occluded; occluding
1
: to close up or block off
2
: to take up and hold by absorption or adsorption
3
: to come together with opposing surfaces in contact
the teeth do not occlude properly
Medical Definition
occlude
verb
oc·clude
ə-ˈklüd, ä-
occluded; occluding
1
: to close up or block off : obstruct
a thrombus occluding a coronary artery
2
: to bring (upper and lower teeth) into occlusion
3
: to take in and retain (a substance) in the interior rather than on an external surface : sorb
proteins in precipitating may occlude alcohol
1
: to come into contact with cusps of the opposing teeth fitting together
his teeth do not occlude properly
2
: to become occluded
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