OCCLUSIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does occlusive mean? 

• OCCLUSIVE (noun)
  The noun OCCLUSIVE has 1 sense:

1. a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

  Familiarity information: OCCLUSIVE used as a noun is very rare.

• OCCLUSIVE (adjective)
  The adjective OCCLUSIVE has 1 sense:

1. tending to occlude

  Familiarity information: OCCLUSIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OCCLUSIVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

occlusive; plosive; plosive consonant; plosive speech sound; stop; stop consonant

Context example:

his stop consonants are too aspirated

Hypernyms ("occlusive" is a kind of...):

obstruent (a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth)

Meronyms (parts of "occlusive"):

implosion (the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant)

explosion; plosion (the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "occlusive"):

labial stop (a stop consonant that is produced with the lips)

glottal catch; glottal plosive; glottal stop (a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel)

click; suction stop (a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu))

Derivation:

occlusive (tending to occlude)

• OCCLUSIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to occlude

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

occlusion (closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel))

Derivation:

occlude (block passage through)

occlusive (a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it)

 Context examples 

By preventing selectin-mediated cell adhesion in sickle cell anemia, this agent may inhibit red blood cell-white blood cell interactions, normalize blood flow and reduce inflammation and vascular occlusive pain.

(Pan-Selectin Antagonist GMI-1070, NCI Thesaurus)

A substance that is being studied in the prevention of veno-occlusive disease, a rare complication of high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation in which small veins in the liver become blocked.

(Defibrotide, NCI Dictionary)

Mutation of the gene is associated with lung cancer type 2 and peripheral arterial occlusive disease type 2.

(CHRNA3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic microsphere formulation with arterial occlusive properties.

(Amilomer, NCI Thesaurus)

Allelic variants of the MTHFR gene are associated with susceptibility to numerous disorders including acute leukemia, colon cancer, neural tube defects and occlusive vascular disease.

(MTHFR wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include veno-occlusive disease, hemangioma, lymphangioma, and angiosarcoma.

(Liver Vascular Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Aorto-iliac occlusive disease reconstruction, peripheral vascular bypass surgery, angioplasty or stent; or percutaneous intervention to the extremities; 4.

(History of Peripheral Vascular Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid composed of an impermeable occlusive backing, a formulation matrix in which the active and/or inert ingredient(s) are dissolved or dispersed and an adhesive layer.

(Medicated Adhesive Patch Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid composed of an impermeable occlusive backing and a formulation matrix in which the active and/or inert ingredient(s) are dissolved or dispersed; possibly includes an adhesive layer.

(Patch Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

Discrete (less than 10 mm length) and concentric and readily accessible and non-angulated segment less than 45 degrees and smooth contour and little or no calcification and less than totally occlusive and not ostial in location and no major branch involvement and absence of thrombus.

(American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Lesion Complexity Score A, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)