| obstructive sleep apnea |
the blockage of the airways during sleep, which causes breathing to stop for very short periods of time, commonly caused by excessive relaxation of muscles at the back of the throat
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_o.asp
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| obstruction |
A large segment of intestine in which the inside is blocked off. Severe acute inflammation, chronic inflammation, or a buildup of scar tissue from many years of relapse and remission can cause obstruction.
Ãâó: www.ehealthmd.com/library/crohnsdisease/CD_glossar...
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| obstructive sleep apnea |
caused by a temporary, partial, or complete block in the airway
Ãâó: www.womenandinfants.com/body.cfm
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| obstruction |
something that impedes or blocks a flow
Ãâó: www.southalabama.edu/alliedhealth/cls/Ravine/gloss...
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| obstructive jaundice |
Increased blood bilirubin causing yellow skin due to the blockage of the bile ducts
Ãâó: glenlivet.mph.ed.ac.uk/endo/private/glossary.htm
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