congestion
/kənˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/ noun B2- An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass. · network congestion
- Blocking up of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hyperemia, active or passive. · arterial congestion· venous congestion
- An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam. · traffic congestion
- An excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion.
- Edema, water retention, swelling, enlargement of a body part because of fluid retention in tissues and vessels.
Plural congestions
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There was no peculiar indication in any organ—an excitement of the nervous system—that was it; a case of cerebral congestion—nothing more.
“It is said to have been a congestion of the brain, or apoplexy, which is the same thing, is it not?”
The ability to bypass severe traffic congestion or locate a specific address in an unfamiliar city is an undeniable triumph of modern engineering.
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