occlusive

About 0.79 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective That tends to occlude.
2. noun A speech sound produced by obstructing airflow in the oral vocal tract, but not necessarily into the nasal cavity.
3. noun A product that forms a protective film and traps moisture against the skin.

Similar words

stop plosive plosive consonant plosive speech sound stop consonant subocclusive postocclusive interocclusion subocclusal infiltrative

Often followed by

disease dressing arterial dressings vascular lesions and cerebrovascular thrombus coronary