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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONGESTIVE

CONGESTIVE Con *gest "ive, a. (Med. )

 

Defn: Pertaining to, indicating, or attended with, congestion in some part of the body; as, a congestive fever.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

congestive

con ges tive |kənˈjestiv kənˈʤɛstɪv | ▶adjective Medicine involving or produced by congestion of a part of the body. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from congest (see congested ) + -ive .

 

congestive heart failure

con ges tive heart fail ure ▶noun a weakness of the heart that leads to a buildup of fluid in the lungs and surrounding body tissues.

 

Oxford Dictionary

congestive

con |gest |ive ▶adjective Medicine involving or produced by congestion of a part of the body: congestive heart failure. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from congest (see congested ) + -ive .

 

congestive heart failure

con ges tive heart fail ure ▶noun a weakness of the heart that leads to a buildup of fluid in the lungs and surrounding body tissues.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

congestive

con ges tive /kəndʒéstɪv /形容詞 〘医 〙うっ血 [充血 ]性の .