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occlusion

n.

1. an obstruction or closure. Occlusion of a cerebral artery may cause a thrombotic or embolic stroke.

2. the simultaneous firing of two branches of the same neuron, which may result in a total output that is less than the sum of the separate responses. —occlusive adj.

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respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA)

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