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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