Congestion Definition

noun

The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation.

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(medicine) Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hypermic, active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs.

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(medicine) An excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion.

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Other Word Forms of Congestion

Noun

Singular:
congestion
Plural:
congestions

Origin of Congestion

  • From Middle French

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