congestiveadj.
/kənˈdʒɛstɪv/, U.S. /kənˈdʒɛstɪv/ Relating to, of the nature of, or produced by, congestion.
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oppilate?a1425
impedite1544
oppilated1577
obstructive1583
stuffed1584
stopped-up?1611
oppilating1620
obstructed1662
congestive1846
infarcted1889
1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Mott).
1864 Daily Tel. 6 Sept. The immediate cause of deceased's death was congestive apoplexy.
1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 235 Many of these dropsies are of congestive origin.
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