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INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION
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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:
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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