Obstruction may refer to:
Places
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Obstruction Island
Obstruction Island is one of the San Juan Islands in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It lies off the southeast tip of Orcas Island, between it and Blakely Island
Blakely Island (SENĆOŦEN: XEMXEMIȽĆ) in San Juan County, Washingto ...
, in Washington state
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Obstruction Islands
The Obstruction Islands are an archipelago east of New Guinea island, located within Milne Bay Province in the southeastern region of Papua New Guinea.
Geography
The islands are located between the Eastern Cape of New Guinea and Nuakata Island. ...
, east of New Guinea
Medicine
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Obstructive jaundice
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Obstructive sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder and is characterized by recurrent episodes of complete or partial obstruction of the upper airway leading to reduced or absent breathing during sleep. These episod ...
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Airway obstruction, a respiratory problem
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Recurrent airway obstruction
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Bowel obstruction
Bowel obstruction, also known as intestinal obstruction, is a mechanical or Ileus, functional obstruction of the Gastrointestinal tract#Lower gastrointestinal tract, intestines which prevents the normal movement of the products of digestion. Eith ...
, a blockage of the intestines.
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Gastric outlet obstruction
Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is a medical condition where there is an obstruction at the level of the pylorus, which is the outlet of the stomach. Individuals with gastric outlet obstruction will often have recurrent vomiting of food that has ...
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Distal intestinal obstruction syndrome
Distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS) involves obstruction of the distal part of the small intestines by thickened intestinal content and occurs in about 20% of mainly adult individuals with cystic fibrosis. DIOS was previously known as ...
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Congenital lacrimal duct obstruction
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Bladder outlet obstruction
Politics and law
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Obstruction of justice, the crime of interfering with law enforcement
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Obstructionism
Obstructionism is the practice of deliberately delaying or preventing a process or change, especially in politics.
As workplace aggression
An obstructionist causes problems. Neuman and Baron (1998) identify obstructionism as one of the three dim ...
, the practice of deliberately delaying or preventing a process or change, especially in politics
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Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006
Science and mathematics
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Obstruction set
Obstruction may refer to:
Places
* Obstruction Island, in Washington state
* Obstruction Islands, east of New Guinea
Medicine
* Obstructive jaundice
* Obstructive sleep apnea
* Airway obstruction, a respiratory problem
** Recurrent airway obs ...
in
forbidden graph characterizations, in the study of
graph minors in
graph theory
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Obstruction theory, in mathematics
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Propagation path obstruction In telecommunication, a propagation path obstruction is a man-made or natural physical feature that lies near enough to a radio path to cause a measurable effect on path loss, exclusive of reflection effects. An obstruction may lie to the side, abov ...
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Single Vegetative Obstruction Model
Sports
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Obstruction (baseball)
In baseball, obstruction is when a fielder illegally hinders a baserunner running within the basepath. Baserunners are generally permitted to run from base to base without being physically blocked or hindered by a fielder. The only time that a fi ...
, when a fielder illegally hinders a baserunner
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Obstructing the field
See also
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The Five Obstructions
''The Five Obstructions'' is a 2003 Danish documentary film directed by Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth. The film is conceived as a documentary, but incorporates lengthy sections of experimental films produced by the filmmakers. The premise is th ...
'', a 2003 film
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USS ''Obstructor'', an American minelayer ship used in World War II
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