occluded
Closed from view
Occluded means blocked, closed off, or obstructed.
In medicine, an occluded artery is one where blood flow is blocked.
In meteorology, an occluded front forms when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting warmer air off the ground.
More generally, anything occluded has been shut out or covered over: The view was occluded by fog.
Passage prevented or impeded
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- hiddenKept out of sight
- coveredHaving protection atop
- maskedHaving face covered
screened · eclipsed · shadowed · obstructed · concealed · shrouded · curtained · draped
Obscured by vapor
smoky · clouded · smoggy · veiled · dimmed · visibility · weather · condensation
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- thrombusIntravascular coagulated mass
- clotCoagulated mass
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
bypass · angioplasty · plaque · atherosclerosis · ischemia · coronary · blockage · catheter
Pierce with teeth
- jawBone holding teeth
- malocclusionImproper dental alignment
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- molarsRear crushing teeth
orthodontic · alignment · dentition · mandible · maxilla · braces · overbite · underbite
Forward-facing side
- isobarConstant pressure contour
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
blocked
Passage prevented or impeded
masked · screened · eclipsed · shadowed · obstructed · concealed · shrouded · curtained · draped · blinded
foggy
Obscured by vapor
murky · smoky · clouded · smoggy · veiled · dimmed · visibility · weather · condensation · precipitation
artery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
stenosis · bypass · angioplasty · plaque · atherosclerosis · ischemia · coronary · blockage · catheter · stent
bite
Pierce with teeth
- jawBone holding teeth
- malocclusionImproper dental alignment
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
molars · orthodontic · alignment · dentition · mandible · maxilla · braces · overbite · underbite · crossbite
front
Forward-facing side
- isobarConstant pressure contour
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- stoppedstopped, halted, ceased, ended, finished
- circulationblood, circulation, arteries, veins, bloodstream