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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)

  1. 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.
    1. An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.
    2. (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
  2. An excess or accumulation of something
    1. An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.
    2. (medicine) An excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion.
    3. edema, water retention, swelling, enlargement of a body part because of fluid retention in tissues and vessels

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)

  1. congestion

Interlingua

Noun

congestion (uncountable)

  1. congestion

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indigestion

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French indigestion, from Late Latin indigestio.

Noun

indigestion (usually uncountable, plural indigestions)

  1. 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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