congestion

Meanings

Noun

excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
excessive crowding
- "traffic congestion"
The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.
The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
Blocking up of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hypermic, active or passive.
An excess or accumulation of something.
An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.
An excess or accumulation of something.
An excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion.
An excess or accumulation of something.
Edema, water retention, swelling, enlargement of a body part because of fluid retention in tissues and vessels.

Origin / Etymology

From late Middle English congestioun, from Old French [Term?], from Latin congestĭō (“heap, accumulation”), from congerō (“to bring together, accumulate, heap up”), formed by the root gerō (“to carry”) and the prefix con-.

Synonyms

over-crowding

Scrabble Score: 13

congestion is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
congestion is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
congestion is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

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