梗こう塞そく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

blockage; stoppage; obstruction

General term for something being blocked or clogged, often used for physical or metaphorical obstruction. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'become blocked'.

• 血けっ管かんが梗こう塞そくすると、深しん刻こくな病びょう気きを引ひき起おこすことがある。

  When a blood vessel becomes blocked, it can cause serious illness.

• 交こう通つうの梗こう塞そくで、街まち中じゅうが大だい渋じゅう滞たいになった。

  The city was gridlocked due to a traffic blockage.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

infarction; infarct

Medical term for tissue death due to lack of blood supply, as in myocardial infarction or cerebral infarction. Often used in compounds like 心筋梗塞 or 脳梗塞.

• 心しん筋きん梗こう塞そくは、心しん臓ぞうの血けっ管かんが詰つまって起おこる梗こう塞そくです。

  A myocardial infarction is an infarction caused by a blockage in the heart's blood vessels.