Sentence examples for prone to obstructions from inspiring English sources
The cause of UARS is undersized airways that are easily compensated for during the day, but prone to obstructions when relaxed during sleep.
Small-artery disease (microangiopathy) consists of thickening of the walls of small arteries and capillaries, which initially renders them permeable (leaky) to fluids and subsequently renders them prone to obstruction (thrombosis or embolism).
In addition, a filler may be placed at the immediate subcutaneous level superficial to the area prone to lymphatic obstruction.
Also, type of tumor (diffuse or nodular) may be another important reason, because diffuse-type HCC was more prone to develop MPV obstruction than nodular-type.
Patients with ovarian cancer are prone to bowel dysmotility and subacute bowel obstruction as a direct result of the pathophysiology of the disease.
We trust the lower complication rate in Billroth I group may be attributed to its simplicity in terms of surgical insult and elimination of duodenal remnant which is very prone to rupture in case of distal obstruction or ileus.
Impairments to body size and lung size during infancy may result in airways and alveoli that are prone to closure and collapse, thus increasing the susceptibility to obstruction and increased pathogen load.
31– 34 Covered stents usually resist tumor ingrowth and therefore prevent re-obstruction but are less stable and more rigid, requiring larger delivery systems and are more prone to migration.
He was prone to hallucinations.
They're prone to violence.
