INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel

Synonyms:

ileus; intestinal obstruction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("intestinal obstruction" is a kind of...):

enteropathy (a disease of the intestinal tract)

blockage; obstruction (the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction)

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