Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: filling, crowding, together, stopping, redundant.
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Oppilation
The act of filling or crowding together; a stopping by redundant matter; obstruction, particularly in the lower intestines.
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