Usage Note
Obstruction is used in medicine (a blocked artery or airway), sport (obstruction foul in football/basketball), and politics (faire de l'obstruction means to filibuster or obstruct proceedings). The verb is obstruer ('to block'). The word comes directly from Latin obstructio.
Examples
"L'obstruction de l'artère est dangereuse."
Natural Translation
The blockage of the artery is dangerous.
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