NOUN | state | congestion | excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part |
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state | congestion, over-crowding | excessive crowding |
Sounds | kahnjheh'schahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part. | |
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Narrower | hemothorax, haemothorax | accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) |
hydrothorax | accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys | |
hyperemia, hyperaemia | increased blood in an organ or other body part | |
pulmonary congestion | congestion in the lungs | |
stuffiness | state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat | |
Broader | symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
Spanish | congestión | |
Catalan | congestió | |
Adjectives | congestive | relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid |
Meaning | excessive crowding. | |
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Example | "traffic congestion" | |
Synonym | over-crowding | |
Broader | crowding | A situation in which people or things are crowded together |
Spanish | apiñamiento, congestión | |
Verbs | congest | become or cause to become obstructed |
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