congestive
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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.
[Latin congerere, congest-, to heap up, crowd together : com-, com- + gerere, to carry.]
con·ges′tion n.
con·ges′tive adj.
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| Adj. | 1. | congestive - relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid; "congestive heart disease" |
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congestive
[kənˈdʒestɪv] ADJ (Med) → congestivocongestive heart failure → insuficiencia f cardíaca congestiva
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congestive
[kənˈdʒɛstɪv] adj (MEDICINE) [heart failure, condition] → congestif/iveCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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 congestivoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.