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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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