Almost all of the asteroids in our solar system are orbiting in a broad band 19,400,000 miles wide between Jupiter and Mars.
Blockage, clogging, or impeded flow, for example, by occlusion or stenosis. obstruction. 1. the act of blocking or clogging. obstruction. 1 something that blocks or clogs. 2 the act of blocking or preventing passage. 3 the condition of being obstructed or clogged. obstruct, v., obstructive, adj.
This process can be interrupted or halted by the presence of a bowel obstruction, which is a blockage that prevents the passage of intestinal contents. The cause of the blockage can be mechanical, meaning that there is a physical obstruction. Mechanical blockage may be caused by scar tissue, adhesions, entrapment through a hernia, foreign bodies, gallstones, tumors, impacted feces, and volvulus (twisting of the intestines).