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Obliteration — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • obliteration noun The complete destruction of something, so that nothing is left.

Senses

Obliteration is used for these senses in English:

  • obliteration (medicine) The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis).

obliteration — full definition

  1. noun The complete destruction of something, so that nothing is left.
  2. noun The act of hiding or covering something so it can no longer be seen.
  3. noun The act of canceling, rubbing out or removing something.
  4. noun The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis).
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