blockage vs remedy

blockage

noun
  • Synonym of constipation (“impairment of feces passage”). 

  • The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage. 

  • The state or condition of being blocked. 

  • Synonym of thrombosis, synonym of thromboembolism, or synonym of embolism. 

remedy

noun
  • Something that corrects or counteracts. 

  • A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. 

  • The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc. 

  • The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong. 

verb
  • To provide or serve as a remedy for. 

How often have the words blockage and remedy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )