occlusive

• Describe algo que causa obstrucción o cierre, usado a menudo en contexto médico para referirse a un vendaje que sella una herida o a una sustancia que bloquea un conducto.

Describes something that causes a blockage or closure, often used in medical contexts to refer to a dressing that seals a wound or a substance that blocks a passage.

1. Tending to occludeC2formal

   Having the quality or tendency to close, block, or obstruct a passage or opening.

   Oclusivo (que tiende a ocluir)

   • The occlusive nature of the bandage helped stop the bleeding.
   • Certain medical conditions can be caused by occlusive substances in the arteries.
   • The dentist applied an occlusive dressing to protect the wound.

   Sinónimosblockingcloggingobstructive

   Antónimosopenpatentpervious

• Sustantivo que designa un sonido consonántico articulado mediante un cierre completo del tracto vocal, seguido de una liberación repentina del aire; también se aplica como adjetivo a dichos sonidos. Puede referirse tanto a las consonantes explosivas como a las implosivas u otras con oclusión total.

A noun referring to a consonant sound produced by completely stopping the airflow in the vocal tract and then releasing it suddenly.

1. Plosive consonantC1formal

   A speech sound produced by completely blocking the airflow in the vocal tract and then releasing it suddenly.

   oclusiva

   • The sounds /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/ are examples of occlusives.
   • In phonetics, an occlusive is also known as a stop or plosive.
   • The linguist analyzed the occlusive sounds in the ancient language.

   Sinónimosexplosiveplosivestop