- congestion, engorgement
- اِحتِقان \ congestion, engorgement. \ _(field) Med.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
congestion, engorgement
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congestion — (kon jè stion) s. f. Terme de médecine. Afflux du sang dans les vaisseaux d un organe d ailleurs sain. SYNONYME CONGESTION, ENGORGEMENT. La congestion est l effet de l exagération des forces circulatoires dans un organe. L engorgement est un… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
engorgement — [ ɑ̃gɔrʒəmɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1611; « action d avaler, de gorger » XVe; de engorger 1 ♦ État d un conduit engorgé. ⇒ engouement, obstruction. Méd. Enflure et durcissement d un organe, provoqué par une accumulation de sang, de sérosité ou du liquide qu… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Engorgement — En*gorge ment, n. [Cf. F. engorgement.] 1. The act of swallowing greedily; a devouring with voracity; a glutting. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) An overfullness or obstruction of the vessels in some part of the system; congestion. Hoblyn. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
engorgement — noun 1. congestion with blood engorgement of the breast • Hypernyms: ↑hyperemia, ↑hyperaemia 2. eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation • Derivationally related forms: ↑engorge • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
engorgement — Distention with fluid or other material. SEE ALSO: congestion, hyperemia. * * * en·gorge·ment (en gorjґmənt) 1. local congestion; excessive fullness of any organ, vessel, or tissue due to accumulation of fluids. 2. hyperemia … Medical dictionary
congestion — Synonyms and related words: amplitude, bar, barrier, blank wall, blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade, blockage, bottleneck, cecum, choking, choking off, clog, closeness, compactness, congestedness, consistence, consistency, constipation,… … Moby Thesaurus
congestion — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. profusion, crowdedness, crowding, overcrowding, clogging, overpopulation, press, jam, traffic jam, bottleneck, gridlock, overdevelopment, too much, too many, excessive concentration, surfeit, blockage, stoppage, cramming,… … English dictionary for students
engorgement — n. 1. Fngorging. 2. (Med.) Congestion, obstruction, plethora, plethoric condition, over fulness … New dictionary of synonyms
pulmonary congestion — engorgement of the pulmonary vessels, with transudation of fluid into the alveolar and interstitial spaces (pulmonary edema); it occurs in cardiac disease, infections, and certain injuries … Medical dictionary
Chronic venous congestion — Venous congestion is the dilation of veins and capillaries due to impaired venous drainage which results in passive hyperaemia or venous congestion, commonly referred to as congestion. Congestion may be acute or chronic, the later being more… … Wikipedia
Vascular congestion — is the engorgement of an entity, such as the blood vessels of the erectile tissues, with blood … Wikipedia
