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ob⋅stru⋅ent

  [ob-stroo-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. Medicine/Medical. (of a substance) producing an obstruction.
2. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air from the lungs. Compare sonorant.
–noun
3. Medicine/Medical. a medicine that closes the natural passages of the body.
4. Phonetics. an obstruent speech sound; a stop, fricative, or affricate. Compare sonorant (def. 2).
Origin:
1660–70; < L obstruent- (s. of obstruēns, prp. of obstruere); see obstruct, -ent
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ob·stru·ent   (ŏb'strōō-ənt)   
adj.  Obstructing or closing natural openings or passages of the body.
n.  

  1. An obstruent medicine or agent.

  2. Linguistics A sound, such as a stop, fricative, or affricate, that is produced with complete blockage or at least partial constriction of the airflow through the nose or mouth.


[Latin obstruēns, obstruent-, present participle of obstruere, to obstruct; see obstruct.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ob·stru·ent
Pronunciation: 'äb-str&-w&nt
Function: adjective
: OBSTRUCTIVE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

obstruent ob·stru·ent (ŏb'str&oomacr;-ənt)
adj.
Obstructing or closing the natural passages of the body. n.
An obstruent medicine or agent.

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