| NOUN | state | congestion | excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | congestion, over-crowding | excessive crowding |
| Sounds | kahnjheh'schahn | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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