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con·gest
(kən-jĕst′)v. con·gest·ed, con·gest·ing, con·gests
v.tr.
1. To overfill or overcrowd: Trucks congested the tunnel.
2. Medicine To cause the accumulation of excessive blood or tissue fluid in (a vessel or organ).
v.intr.
To become congested.
[Latin congerere, congest-, to heap up, crowd together : com-, com- + gerere, to carry.]
con·ges′tion n.
con·ges′tive adj.
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congestion
(kənˈdʒɛstʃən)n
1. the state of being overcrowded, esp with traffic or people
2. (Pathology) the state of being overloaded or clogged with blood
3. (Pathology) the state of being blocked with mucus
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con•ges•tion
(kənˈdʒɛs tʃən)n.
1. overcrowding; clogging: traffic congestion.
2. clogging in a blood vessel, duct, or other body part due to an accumulation of fluid, mucus, etc.: nasal congestion.
[1585–95; < Latin]
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Congestion
a gathering or accumulation; a heap or pile.Examples: congestion of population, 1887; of traffic, 1883; of unmethodized matter, 1843.
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Noun | 1. | congestion - excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease hydrothorax - accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys haemothorax, hemothorax - accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) hyperaemia, hyperemia - increased blood in an organ or other body part pulmonary congestion - congestion in the lungs stuffiness - state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat |
2. | congestion - excessive crowding; "traffic congestion" crowding - a situation in which people or things are crowded together; "he didn't like the crowding on the beach" |
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congestion
noun overcrowding, crowding, mass, jam, clogging, bottleneck, snarl-up (informal, chiefly Brit.) Energy consumption, road congestion and pollution have increased.
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Translations
اِحْتِقَانازْدِحام، احْتِقان
návalucpánízácpa
overfyldningtilstopningtrafikkaosoverbefolkning
ruuhka
zakrčenost
forgalmi torlódásvértolulás
troîningur
密集
정체
trängsel
ความแออัด
sự tắc nghẽn
congestion
[kənˈdʒestʃən]A. N
1. [of traffic] → congestión f; [of people] → aglomeración f
2. (Med) → congestión f
B. CPD congestion charge(s) N(PL) → tasa fsing por congestión
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congestion
[kənˈdʒɛstʃən] n (MEDICINE) [arteries, lungs] → congestion f
(on roads, in airport, airspace) → encombrement m, congestion f
traffic congestion → embouteillages mplcongestion charge n → taxe f embouteillage (visant à réduire la circulation automobile en ville)
traffic congestion → embouteillages mplcongestion charge n → taxe f embouteillage (visant à réduire la circulation automobile en ville)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
congestion
n (= traffic, pedestrians) → Stau m, → Stockung f; (in corridors etc) → Gedränge nt; (= overpopulation) → Übervölkerung f; (Med) → Blutstau m, → Blutandrang m; the congestion in the city centre is getting so bad … → die Verstopfung in der Innenstadt nimmt derartige Ausmaße an …
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
congested
(kənˈdʒestid) adjective over-crowded; over-full.
conˈgestion (-tʃən) nountraffic congestion; nasal congestion.
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congestion
→ اِحْتِقَان nával overfyldning Stau συμφόρηση congestión ruuhka encombrement zakrčenost congestione 密集 정체 ophoping overbelastning przeciążenie congestionamento скопление trängsel ความแออัด tıkanıklık sự tắc nghẽn 拥塞Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
con·ges·tion
n. congestión, aglomeración; acumulación excesiva de sangre en un órgano;
active ___ → ___ activa;
functional ___ → ___ funcional;
passive ___ → ___ pasiva;
venous ___ → ___ venosa.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
congestion
n congestión f; nasal — congestión nasalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.