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oc·clu·sion

n 1  :  the act of occluding or the state of being occluded  :  a shutting off or obstruction of something <a coronary >  : esp  :  a blocking of the central passage of one reflex by the passage of another  2 a  :  the bringing of the opposing surfaces of the teeth of the two jaws into contact : also  :  the relation between the surfaces when in contact  b  :  the transient approximation of the edges of a natural opening < of the eyelids>   3  :  SORPTIONesp  :  sorption of gases .
 
 

 
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