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blockage
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block·age

noun \ˈblä-kij\

Definition of BLOCKAGE

: an act or instance of obstructing : the state of being blocked <a blockage in a coronary artery>
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Examples of BLOCKAGE

  1. He had surgery to open up blockages in his arteries.
  2. trying to prevent blockage of the artery

First Known Use of BLOCKAGE

1861

Rhymes with BLOCKAGE

brockage, dockage, socage

block·age

noun \ˈbläk-ij\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of BLOCKAGE

: the action of blocking or the state of being blocked: as a : blockade 2 b : internal resistance to understanding a communicated idea, to learning new material, or to adopting a new mode of response because of existing habitual ways of thinking, perceiving, and acting—compare blocking

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