- vasoocclusion
- vaso·oc·clu·sion (va″zo-) (vas″o-ə-klooґzhən) occlusion of a blood vessel or vessels. Cf. ischemia. vasoocclusive adj
Medical dictionary. 2011.
vasoocclusion
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