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/əˌblɪtəˈreɪʃən/ /ɒˌblɪtəˈreɪʃən/

Meanings
noun
The total destruction of something.

Examples :

"The fire caused the complete obliteration of the old school building. "
disaster war military
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).

Examples :

"The buildup of plaque caused the gradual obliteration of the artery, restricting blood flow to his heart. "
medicine physiology anatomy disease function biology

Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration disappointed

disappointed verb

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/

To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.

"His lack of respect disappointed her."

Illustration structural

structural noun

/ˈstrʌktʃərəl/ /ˈstrʌktʃərəl/

Structural steel, used in construction.

"The building's structural steel supports the weight of the roof. "

Illustration inflammation

inflammation noun

/ɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/

The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.

"The inflammation of the dry leaves by the bonfire was quite impressive. "

Illustration occlusion

occlusion noun

/əˈkluʒən/ /ɒˈkluʒən/

The process of occluding, or something that occludes.

"The occlusion of the sun by the moon caused a brief period of darkness during the eclipse. "

Illustration restricting

restricting verb

/rɪˈstrɪktɪŋ/

To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine

"After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt."

Illustration structure

structure noun

/ˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɹʌktʃɚ/

A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.

"The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items."

Illustration destruction

destruction noun

/ˌdɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/

The act of destroying.

"The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon."

Illustration cancellation

cancellation noun

/kænsəˈleɪʃən/

The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

"The cancellation of the school play disappointed the students. "

Illustration announcement

announcement noun

/əˈnaʊns.mɛnt/

An act of announcing, or giving notice.

"He raised his hand to make his announcement and said "Excuse me everyone, I have an announcement to make."

Illustration lymphatic

lymphatic noun

/lɪmˈfætɪk/ /lɪmˈfætɪk/

A vessel that transports lymph.

"The doctor examined the swollen lymphatic in my neck to check for infection. "

Illustration functional

functional noun

/ˈfʌŋk(t)ʃnəl/

A function that takes a function as its argument; More precisely: A function y=f(x) whose argument x varies in a space of (real valued, complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space. An example: the definite integration of integrable real functions in a real interval.

"The functional analysis course focused on definite integrals, a type of mathematical function. "