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a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides (同)cube
(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block and `sector are sometimes used interchangeably"
support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car"
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"
housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"
a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block" (同)city block
an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" (同)mental_block
a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the companys stock"
interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle"
run on a block system; "block trains"
shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment"
shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly"
stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover"
completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged" (同)plugged
closed to traffic; "the repaving results in many blocked streets" (同)out of use
a group of countries in special alliance (同)axis
belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease; "a celiac diet"
a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels (同)rete

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(木・石などの,通例平らな面のある)『かたまり』 / 《米》(四団を街路に囲まれた)『区画』,街区 / 街区の1辺の距離(一般に40メートル前後) / 《英》ブロック(アパート・事務所・商店などに区切られている大きな建物) / 『妨害物』,障害物(obstacle);(障害によって生じた)停滞,渋滞 / 台木,台(まないた・肉切り台・まき割り台・せり売り台・帽子の木型など);《the~》炭頭台 / (特にアメリカンフットボールで)ブロック(相手の選手の突進を阻止する) / 滑車(pulley) / (座席券・株券などの)一組《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈通路など〉'を'『ふさぐ』,〈通行・進行など〉'を'妨げる / 〈帽子など〉の型取りをする / (特にアメリカンフットボールで)〈相手選手の突進〉'を'ブロックする;(ボクシングで)〈相手のパンチ〉'を'ブロックする
ブロック,圏(地理・共通の利害・政治・経済上の目的などのために団結した団体・国家などの結合体)
腹[腔]の,腸にある
(神経・血管などの)網状組織

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1. 超音波内視鏡下の腹腔神経叢および神経節への介入 endoscopic ultrasound guided celiac plexus and ganglia interventions
2. 癌疼痛のマネージメント：介入的治療 cancer pain management interventional therapies
3. 治療を目的とした超音波内視鏡 therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound
4. 慢性膵炎の治療 treatment of chronic pancreatitis
5. 進行膵外分泌癌に対する支持療法 supportive care of the patient with advanced exocrine pancreatic cancer

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Echoendoscopy: new therapeutic frontiers.

Cho C, Dewitt J, Al-Haddad M.SourceDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN, USA - moalhadd@iupui.edu.
Minerva gastroenterologica e dietologica.Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol.2011 Jun;57(2):139-58.
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been established as a valuable diagnostic modality as it offers high-resolution imaging and fine-needle biopsy, which is essential in detecting and staging malignancies. Since the introduction of EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in 1992, numerous novel EUS-
PMID 21587144