oclusão

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occlūsiōnem, from Latin occludō.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: o‧clu‧são

Noun

oclusão f (plural oclusões)

  1. (chiefly medicine) occlusion; obstruction (anything that obstructs a passage or vessel)
    Synonym: obstrução
  2. (dentistry) occlusion (the alignment of the teeth when the jaws are closed)
    Synonym: mordida
  3. (articulatory phonetics) occlusion (closure of the vocal tract)