block

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block[1,noun] block[2,transitive verb] bite block block anesthesia bundle branch block heart block nerve block saddle block anesthesia writer's block

Main Entry: ¹block
Pronunciation: bläk
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
1 : interruption of normal physiological function of a tissue or organ <respiratory block due to carbon monoxide>; especially : HEART BLOCK
2 a : BLOCK ANESTHESIA b : NERVE BLOCK 1
3 : interruption of a train of thought by competing thoughts or psychological suppression