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Definition of Occluder
1. Noun. an object that partially or completely impedes the amount of light reaching the eye ¹
2. Noun. (medicine) an implement designed to temporarily block light to one eye ¹
3. Noun. (''medicine/cardiology'') a catheter-delivered device that blocks a hole in the wall of a heart. Often the occluder is designed with an umbrella-type design and is folded up until the catheter arrives at the area of the defect in the heart. Once in place the occluder is unfolded on both sides of the defect so that pressure from both sides keeps it in place. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Occluder
1. a medical closing device [n -S]
Medical Definition of Occluder
1. In dentistry, a name given to some articulators. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Occluder
Literary usage of Occluder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Convention by National Electric Light Association Convention, National Independent Meat Packers Association, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, University of Georgia Dept. of Food Science (1919)
"... AIR occluder cooler of either the surface or jet type placed between them.
The first stage is connected to that part of the equipment from which the air ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1889)
"The particular value of the operation lies in the fact that an elastic occluder
is provided which can be readily and accurately modified by a simple ..."
3. Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services: Put Prevention Into Practice by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"This may require that the examiner hold the occluder or that an adhesive occluder
be used. A passing score should be given for a line on which the child ..."
4. Pacific Marine Review (1918)
"The temperature of the intercooler water should be the same as that used for
condensing purposes. Fig. 1. General arrangement of the occluder Fig. 2. ..."
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