Definition of Congistion
Con*ges"tion (?; 106), n. [L.
congestio: cf. F. congestion.] 1.
The act of gathering into a heap or mass;
accumulation. [Obs.]
The congestion of dead bodies one upon
another.
Evelyn.
2. (Med.) Overfullness of the
capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ
(often producing other morbid symptoms); local hyperæmia,
active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous
congestion; congestion of the lungs.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation.
- An excess of traffic etc.
- Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hyper/mia, active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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