Medical Definition of Retroclusion

1. A form of acupressure for the arrest of bleeding; the needle is passed through the tissues above the cut end of the artery, is turned around, and then is passed backward beneath the vessel to come out near the point of entrance. Origin: retro-+ L. Claudo (cludo) to close (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retroclusion

retrocaval
retrocaval ureter
retrocede
retroceded
retrocedent
retrocedent gout
retrocedes
retroceding
retrocervical
retrocession
retrocessions
retrocessive
retrocessively
retrochoir
retrochoirs
retroclusion (current term)
retrocochlear deafness
retrocochlear diseases
retrocognition
retrocognitions
retrocognitive
retrocolic
retrocollic
retrocollic spasm
retrocollis
retrocomputing
retroconduction
retrocopies
retrocopulation
retrocopy

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