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Dictionary: oc·clu·sive   (ə-klū'sĭv, -zĭv) pronunciation
adj.
Occluding or tending to occlude.

n. Linguistics
An oral or nasal stop.


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Medical Dictionary: oc·clu·sive
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(ə-klū'sĭv, -zĭv)
adj.
  1. Occluding or tending to occlude.
  2. Of or being a bandage or dressing that closes a wound and keeps it from the air.
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Pertaining to or effecting occlusion.

  • o. dressing — 1. a surgical dressing applied to close off an aperture, e.g. a trephine opening into a maxillary sinus.
  • — 2. a dressing used on the skin that retains moisture and heat while increasing the concentration and absorption of medication being applied.
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a consonant produced by stopping air at some point and suddenly releasing it
  Synonyms: stop consonant, stop, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive


The adjective occlusive has one meaning:

Meaning #1: tending to occlude
  Pertains to noun: occlusion (meaning #1)


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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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