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disobstruction

disobstruction noun: the removal of an obstruction.

Noun

disobstruction (plural disobstructions)

  1. The removal of an obstruction
    • Improvement works on the river Branco shall commence with the disobstruction and straightening of the channel of Cajubirim, sufficient to ensure easy navigation next winter season with the township of Boa Vista.1913, Pamphlets on Forestry in Brazil - Volume 2, page 50
    • However, only nine patients in the control group did not disobstruct spontaneously and these were compared to 52 patients in whom disobstruction was spontaneous or therapeutically achieved.2008, Giuseppe Borzellino, Claudio Cordiano, Biliary Lithiasis, page 387

Forms of disobstruction

pluraldisobstructions

Origin of disobstruction

From dis- + obstruction or disobstruct + -ion.

Questions about disobstruction

What does disobstruction mean?
Disobstruction means the removal of an obstruction.
What part of speech is disobstruction?
Disobstruction is a noun.
What is the plural of disobstruction?
The plural of disobstruction is disobstructions.

Words near disobstruction in the dictionary

  1. disobservance
  2. disobservances
  3. disobstruct
  4. disobstructed
  5. disobstructing
  6. disobstruction
  7. disobstructions
  8. disobstructs
  9. disobutamide
  10. disocclude
  11. disoccluded

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