Congestion1. (n.) The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation.
2. (n.) Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); as, arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs.
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