congestion

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Noun congestion has 2 senses

congestion - excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
--₁ is a kind of symptom
--₁ has particulars:
hydrothorax; hemothorax, haemothorax; hyperemia, hyperaemia; pulmonary congestion
congestion, over-crowding - excessive crowding; "traffic congestion"
--₂ is a kind of crowding

Derived form: verb congest₁

congentinal conger conger eel congergate congeries congers congest congested congestion congestion control congestive congestive heart failure congestoin congeted congetnital congierge congineality

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