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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occluder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
oc-clud-er
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An object that partially or completely impedes the amount of light reaching the eye.

noun

An implement designed to temporarily block light to one eye.

noun

A catheter-delivered device that blocks a hole in the wall of a heart, often having an umbrella-type design and folded up until the catheter arrives at the area of the defect in the heart. Once in place the occluder is unfolded on both sides of the defect so that pressure from both sides keeps it in place.

Etymology

From occlude + -er.

Inflected Forms

occluders (plural)

Questions

What does occluder mean?
An object that partially or completely impedes the amount of light reaching the eye.
Where does occluder come from?
From occlude + -er.

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