The meaning of OCCLUDE is to close up or block off : obstruct; also : conceal. How to use occlude in a sentence.
Meaning Mucus plugs that occluded medium- to large-sized airways in patients with COPD were associated with increased all-cause mortality. Abstract Importance Airway mucus plugs are common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, the association of airway mucus plugging ...
The historical meaning of bezoar is reviewed and sixteen cases of postgastrectomy intestinal obstruction due to a phytobezoar from the world literature are summarized. A similar case of our own is presented.doi:10.1016/0002-9610(60)90168-9Gunther W. Nagel...
Also, modification of the loop lowers the optimal pH of activity by over 2.5 pH units although the exact meaning of this effect remains obscure. The lack of symmetry of the pH-activity profile of wild-type cathepsin B has been attributed to the proximity of the loop and the protonation ...