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logjam
an immovable pileup or tangle of logs, as in a river, causing a blockage. -
balloon angioplasty
angioplasty in which a balloon catheter is moved to a blocked area of a blood vessel where the balloon is inflated to expand or force open the vessel -
cerebral thrombosis
formation of a clot or other blockage in one of the blood vessels of the brain, often followed by neurologic damage; a type of stroke. -
coronary thrombosis
A coronary thrombosis is the same as a coronary. -
glaucoma
Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma) -
heart attack
damage to an area of heart muscle that is deprived of oxygen, usually due to blockage of a diseased coronary artery, typically accompanied by chest pain radiating down one or both arms, the severity of the attack varying with the extent and location of the damage; myocardial infarction.