What is the meaning of occlusion?

Closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel. )
Meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft.
- synonyms: occluded front
Dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed. (
An obstruction in a pipe or tube.
- usage: "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
- synonyms: blockage, block, closure, stop, stoppage
The act of blocking.
- synonyms: blockage, closure

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