different between obstruction vs congestion

English

Etymology

From Latin obstructio (“hindrance”), from obstruo (“build against, block, stop”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?st??k.??n/

Noun

obstruction (countable and uncountable, plural obstructions)

1. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
2. Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally

   Synonyms: obstacle, impediment, hindrance

3. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

Synonyms

• block
• hindrance
• impedance
• roadblock
• stop
• See also Thesaurus:hindrance

Derived terms

• deobstruction

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin obstr?cti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p.st?yk.sj??/

Noun

obstruction f (plural obstructions)

1. block (something that prevents passing)
2. obstruction

Further reading

• “obstruction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Interlingua

Noun

obstruction (plural obstructiones)

1. obstruction

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