APA Dictionary of Psychology
occlusion
- n.
- an obstruction or closure. Occlusion of a cerebral artery may cause a thrombotic or embolic stroke.
- the simultaneous firing of two branches of the same neuron, which may result in a total output that is less than the sum of the separate responses. —occlusive adj.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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