ickeockluderad

Ickeockluderad is a Swedish adjective used in medical contexts to describe a lumen, vessel, duct, or passage that is not occluded. The form is built from the negating prefix icke- and the participle ockluderad (occluded), yielding the sense “not occluded” or “patent.” The term tends to appear in clinical notes, radiology reports, and histopathological descriptions, where it serves to contrast with occluded (ockluderad) or partially occluded (delvis ockluderad) states.

Spelling variants and usage can vary. In some texts the expression may be written as icke ockluderad (with a space) rather than as a single compound word, though both convey the same meaning. The term is not widely listed in standard dictionaries and its usage is largely confined to Swedish medical literature and specific specialties such as vascular medicine, ophthalmology, and radiology.

Practical implication of the term is relatively straightforward: a ickeockluderad structure is open and allows flow, whereas an occluded structure obstructs passage. In imaging and surgical reports, stating that a segment is ickeockluderad helps distinguish it from occluded segments, which may require intervention.

See also: occlusion, patency, lumen, stenosis.