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obstructive
[ uhb-struhk-tiv ]
adjective
- blocking a passage or view:
The scheme aimed to improve traffic circulation by removing obstructive parking.
- interrupting, hindering, or opposing the progress or course of some process:
This is an opportunity to share different viewpoints, so feel free to do so; but if disagreement becomes obstructive, we will not achieve our aims.
- Pathology. characterized by a blockage, as of an airway, blood vessel, duct, or other passage in the body:
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder involving repetitive collapse of the upper airway during sleep.
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ´Ç²ú·²õ³Ù°ù³Ü³¦Â·³Ù¾±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
- ob·struc·tive·ness, ob·struc·tiv·i·ty [ob-struhk-, tiv, -i-tee], noun
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·´Ç²ú·²õ³Ù°ù³Ü³¦Â·³Ù¾±±¹±ð adjective
- non·´Ç²ú·²õ³Ù°ù³Ü³¦Â·³Ù¾±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·´Ç²ú·²õ³Ù°ù³Ü³¦Â·³Ù¾±±¹±ð·ness noun
- ³Ü²Ô·´Ç²ú·²õ³Ù°ù³Ü³¦Â·³Ù¾±±¹±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of obstructive1
Example Sentences
Miller died at his Pasadena home on March 29 after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure, according to his son Scott.
“We’ve seen before that after large wildfires, we have asthma exacerbations, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, emphysema, bronchitis, pneumonia and lung infections,†he said.
Certain chronic diseases including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or other respiratory conditions can also make you particularly vulnerable to wildfire smoke.
Houston, 42, has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and believes the wage package would help ease costs of treatment.
These two women didn't ask for this grief, and Gaetz's denials and other obstructive behavior have made this already painful process worse for them.
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