obstruida

Obstruida is the feminine form of the past participle of the verb obstruir in Spanish and Portuguese, used as an adjective to indicate that something has been blocked, obstructed, or impeded. It agrees in gender with the noun it describes, for example, una arteria obstruida or una vía obstruida in Spanish, and artéria obstruída or via obstruída in Portuguese.

Etymology and usage: The term derives from Latin obstruere, combining ob- (against, toward) with struere (to build or pile up). In both Spanish and Portuguese, obstruida (or obstruído in masculine forms) is commonly employed in medical, technical, and everyday contexts to convey blockage or impediment.

Medical and technical contexts: Obstruida is frequently used to describe blocked anatomical structures, such as airways, vessels, or ducts (for instance, vias aéreas obstruídas, arteria obstruida, ductos obstruídos). It also appears in references to obstructions in the intestines, or in engineering to denote a clogged passage or conduit. In Portuguese medical language, the related noun obstrução refers to the condition of being obstructed.

Regional variation: In Spanish, the feminine form obstruida (without an accent) is standard, while in Portuguese the feminine form is obstruída with an acute accent on the í to mark the stressed syllable. Plurals follow the respective language’s rules: obstruidas in Spanish, obstruídas in Portuguese.

See also: obstruction, obstrucción, obstrução. The term frequently appears in medical diagnoses, engineering reports, and descriptions of obstructive conditions in both clinical and everyday contexts.