different between congestion vs indigestion
congestion
English
Etymology
From Middle French [Term?], from Latin congest?? (“heap, accumulation”), from conger? (“to bring together, accumulate, heap up”), formed by the root ger? (“to carry”) and the prefix con-.
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k?n?d???st.??n/, /-?d????.d???n/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /k?n?d????.d???n/
Noun
congestion (countable and uncountable, plural congestions)
- The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
- An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.
- (medicine) Blocking up of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hypermic, active or passive
- An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.
- An excess or accumulation of something
- An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.
- (medicine) An excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion.
- edema, water retention, swelling, enlargement of a body part because of fluid retention in tissues and vessels
- An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.
Derived terms
Related terms
- congest
Translations
Further reading
- congestion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- congestion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- neognostic
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.??s.tj??/
Noun
congestion f (plural congestions)
- congestion
Interlingua
Noun
congestion (uncountable)
- congestion
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indigestion
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French indigestion, from Late Latin indigestio.
Noun
indigestion (usually uncountable, plural indigestions)
- A condition of heartburn, nausea, etc. most often caused by eating too quickly.
Translations
See also
- acid reflux
- gastric reflux
- GERD
- GORD
- heartburn
- constipation
Anagrams
- indigotines
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- what indigestion during pregnancy
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