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CONGESTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessive crowding
Example:
traffic congestion
Synonyms:
congestion; over-crowding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("congestion" is a kind of...):
crowding (a situation in which people or things are crowded together)
Derivation:
congest (become or cause to become obstructed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("congestion" is a kind of...):
symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "congestion"):
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)
Context examples:
A cough and cold preparation is usually administered orally to relieve symptoms of the cold, flu or allergy, such as cough, congestion, itchy, watery eyes, runny nose, sore throat and fever.
(Cough and Cold Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)
Phenylephrine hydrochloride, a sympathomimetic agent, acts as a decongestant by inducing blood vessels constriction mediated via alpha-adrenergic receptors, thereby reducing blood flow and decreasing swelling which prevents nasal and sinus congestion.
(DuraVent DA, NCI Thesaurus)
Symptoms include sneezing, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea and itching.
(Allergic Rhinitis, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
Symptoms include sneezing, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, and itching.
(Allergic Rhinitis, NCI Thesaurus)
Another ingredient of Dayquil, phenylephrine, a post-synaptic alpha-adrenergic receptor agonist, induces vasoconstriction, and thereby reduces blood flow, decreases swelling and prevents nasal and sinus congestion.
(Dayquil, NCI Thesaurus)
Failure of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood to meet the needs of the body tissues, resulting in tissue congestion and edema.
(Congestive heart failure, NCI Thesaurus)
Congestion is widespread over an extended area of the intestine.
(Diffuse Congestion of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
A question about an individual's distress related to their physical problems with nose dryness or congestion.
(Distress over Physical Problem with Dry or Congested Nose, NCI Thesaurus)
Dimetapp is used to relieve nasal congestion and to treat rhinitis.
(Dimetapp, NCI Thesaurus)
Phenylephrine and phenylpropanolamine, direct-acting sympathicomimetic amines, activate alpha-adrenergic receptors in the nasal mucosa thereby causing vasoconstriction, reduces swelling of nasal mucous membranes and decreasing nasal and sinus congestion.
(Phenylephrine/Phenylpropanolamine/Guaifenesin, NCI Thesaurus)
