梗阻

gěngzǔ

verb #40,861

Meanings

1 to obstruct
2 to block
3 obstruction (medical)

Characters

to obstruct, stalk

to block, hinder

Examples

病人出现肠梗阻，需要立即手术。

Bìngrén chūxiàn chánggěngzǔ, xūyào lìjí shǒushù.

The patient has developed an intestinal obstruction and requires immediate surgery.

胆道梗阻会引起黄疸。

Dǎn dào gěngzǔ huì yǐnqǐ huángdǎn.

Bile duct obstruction causes jaundice.

Tips

register

梗阻 is a medical term. Outside medicine, the ordinary word for 'to block' is 堵塞 (dǔsè) or 堵 (dǔ). Hearing 梗阻 in a clinical context tells you the obstruction is anatomical — inside a vessel, duct, or organ.

Stroke Order

梗 gěng

阻 zǔ