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CONGESTED
congested, engorged
(adjective) overfull as with blood
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
congested
simple past tense and past participle of congest
Adjective
congested (comparative more congested, superlative most congested)
overcrowded
Anagrams
• decongest
Source: Wiktionary
Con*gest"ed, a.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Crowded together. Gray.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Containing an unnatural accumulation of blood; hyperæmic; -- said of any part of the body.
CONGEST
Con*gest", v. t. Etym: [L. congestus, p. p. of congere to bring together; con- + gerere. See Gerund.]
1. To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate; to bring together; to accumulate. To what will thy congested guilt amount Blackmore.
2. (Med.)
Definition: To cause an overfullness of the blood vessels (esp. the capillaries) of an organ or part.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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