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deobstruction

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The act of deobstructing (clearing a passage, etc. of obstructions).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • 1861, James Yearsley, On Throat Deafness and the Pathological Connexions of the Throat, Nose, and Ear, London: John Churchill, 9th edition, Cases, p. 81, The proper treatment of such a case was immediately apparent; namely, the deobstruction of the nasal and Eustachian passages.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unblocking

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From de- + obstruction.