CONGESTIVE

congestive

(adjective) relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid; “congestive heart disease”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

congestive (comparative more congestive, superlative most congestive)

Characterized by congestion

Source: Wiktionary


Con*gest"ive, a. (Med.)

Definition: Pertaining to, indicating, or attended with, congestion in some part of the body; as, a congestive fever.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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