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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'occluder' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions occluder noun  an object that partially or completely impedes the amount of light reaching the eye (medicine) an implement designed to temporarily block light to one eye (medicine/cardiology) a catheter-delivered device that blocks a hole in the wall of a heart. Often the occluder is designed with an umbrella-type design and is 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.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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