obstructive
pronunciation
How to pronounce obstructive in British English:
UK [əbˈstrʌktɪv]
How to pronounce obstructive in American English:
US [əb'strʌktɪv]
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- Adjective:
- preventing movement
Word Origin
- obstructive (adj.)
- 1610s, from Latin obstruct-, past participle stem of obstruere (see obstruction) + -ive.
Example
- 1. Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease aecopd .
- 2. Clinical application of recombinant human growth hormone on obstructive jaundice .
- 3. Analysis of coronary arteriography in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy .
- 4. You cannot just be strident and obstructive .
- 5. What about signing up for the international criminal court or taking a less obstructive line during climate negotiations ?