noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A bowel obstruction.
2. 2
   blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel wordnet

Synonyms

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bowel obstructionfunctional obstructionileusintestinal blockageintestinal occlusionlumen occlusion

Antonyms

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mechanical obstructionopenorganic obstructionpatent