ENGORGEMENT

engorgement

(noun) eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation

engorgement

(noun) congestion with blood; “engorgement of the breast”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

engorgement (countable and uncountable, plural engorgements)

The act of swallowing greedily.

The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid.

Source: Wiktionary


En*gorge"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. engorgement.]

1. The act of swallowing greedily; a devouring with voracity; a glutting.

2. (Med.)

Definition: An overfullness or obstruction of the vessels in some part of the system; congestion. Hoblyn.

3. (Metal.)

Definition: The clogging of a blast furnace.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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