Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disobstruction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-ob-struc-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The removal of an obstruction

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"The patient was successfully treated with the placement of a metallic tracheal stent following a Nd-Yag laser-assisted disobstruction of central airways."

Etymology

From dis- + obstruction or disobstruct + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dis
Suffix: disobstruct

Inflected Forms

disobstructions (plural)

Questions

What does disobstruction mean?: The removal of an obstruction
Where does disobstruction come from?: From dis- + obstruction or disobstruct + -ion.

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