congestive

con·gest

 (kən-jĕst′)

v. con·gest·ed, con·gest·ing, con·gests

v.tr.

1. To overfill or overcrowd: Trucks congested the tunnel.

2. Medicine To cause the accumulation of excessive blood or tissue fluid in (a vessel or organ).

v.intr.

To become congested.

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[Latin congerere, congest-, to heap up, crowd together : com-, com- + gerere, to carry.]

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con·ges′tion n.

con·ges′tive adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

congestive - relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid; "congestive heart disease"

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Translations

συμφορητικός

congestive

[kənˈdʒestɪv] ADJ (Med) → congestivo
congestive heart failure → insuficiencia f cardíaca congestiva

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congestive

[kənˈdʒɛstɪv] adj (MEDICINE) [heart failure, condition] → congestif/ive

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congestive

adj (Med) → Stauungs-; congestive heart failure → Stauungsinsuffizienz f

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con·ges·tive

a. congestivo-a, rel. a la congestión;

___ heart failure → insuficiencia cardíaca ___.

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congestive

adj congestivo

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