Sentence examples for block circulation from inspiring English sources

Their explanation is that underwired bras block circulation of lymphatic fluid, causing breasts to swell with "toxins" (a word more associated with pseudoscience, in my experience, than genuine medical knowledge).

In the arterial system, bubbles (arterial gas embolism) are far more dangerous because they block circulation and cause infarction (tissue death, due to local loss of blood flow).

Applying Vaseline ensures proper sealing while avoiding any pressure on the tissue that may block circulation.

Worms can also become lodged in the heart and pulmonary vessels where they can block circulation.

Sometimes blocked circulation causes organs to fail.

Rogers attributes that to surgery in 2001 to remove a rib that had blocked circulation through an artery and a vein when he raised his arm to throw.

In 2003, the heatwave and drought in Europe was caused by just such a blocked circulation pattern and may have caused tens of thousands of excess deaths.

Falciparum kills because it can infect red blood cells of all ages -- the other species attack only young blood cells -- and can make them lodge in the blood vessels of the brain, blocking circulation.

Because slumping fuel and salt from seawater that had been used as a coolant is probably blocking circulation pathways, the water flow in No. 1 "is severely restricted and likely blocked".

Various underlying causes have been suggested, including a buildup of lactic acid waste after exercise; actual muscle damage; blocked circulation, cutting the oxygen supply to the muscles; a shortage of minerals like calcium, sodium or potassium; and dehydration, especially for heavy exercisers.

Sickle cell anemia is caused by an abnormal hemoglobin molecule that causes the deformation of red blood cells, blocking circulation.