congestion
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See also: congestión
English
Etymology
From Middle French , from Latin congestĭō (“heap, accumulation”), from congerō (“to bring together, accumulate, heap up”), formed by the root gerō (“to carry”) and the prefix con-.
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, /-ˈd͡ʒɛʃ.d͡ʒən/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (Northern England) IPA(key): /kʊnˈd͡ʒɛʃ.d͡ʒən/
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.
- network congestion
- (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.
- arterial congestion
- venous congestion
- congestion of the lungs
- 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.
- traffic congestion
- (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
Translations
accumulation, buildup
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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
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excess of traffic
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medicine: an excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion — see also nasal congestion
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edema, water retention, swelling, enlargement of a body part because of fluid retention in tissues and vessels — see edema
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Further reading
congestion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “congestion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Noun
congestion f (plural congestions)
Further reading
- “congestion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Interlingua
Noun
congestion (uncountable)