engorgementn.

/ɛnˈɡɔːdʒmənt/

Etymology: < engorge v. + -ment suffix.

a. The action of engorging.

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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > eating heartily or greedily

mouching1607

engorgement1611

engorging1611

demolition1722

tucking in1810

brosier1907

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xvi. 661/1 The warre eates on still in the body of France, but not with so sharpe teeth, nor so full engorgement as before.

b. The state of being engorged, in various senses, esp. Pathology the congestion (of a tissue or organ) with blood, secretions, etc.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [noun] > obstruction

stoppinga1398

oppilationa1400

obstruction1533

stoppage1575

clausure1585

obstipation1612

infarction1689

congestion of an organ1803

heart attack1836

engorgement1872

infarct1873

MI1968

cardiac1972

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > crowded condition or crowding > overcrowding or overcrowded condition

pesterment1593

overcrowding1842

strangury1847

congestion1868

engorgement1872

1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals xiii. 325 The engorgement of the face, ears, and eyes with blood.

1873 J. G. Holland Arthur Bonnicastle vii. 118 His aim was..never to press to engorgement the receptive faculties.

1878 G. H. Napheys Physical Life Woman ii. 233 Averting the violent rush of the milk..and the consequent engorgement of the breast.

1881 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 5) 163 The period during which the affected lobe is in the state of active congestion or engorgement.

1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 130 Engorgement, the clogging of a furnace.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	engorgement
释义	engorgementn. /ɛnˈɡɔːdʒmənt/ Etymology: < engorge v. + -ment suffix. a. The action of engorging. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > eating heartily or greedily mouching1607 engorgement1611 engorging1611 demolition1722 tucking in1810 brosier1907 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xvi. 661/1 The warre eates on still in the body of France, but not with so sharpe teeth, nor so full engorgement as before. b. The state of being engorged, in various senses, esp. Pathology the congestion (of a tissue or organ) with blood, secretions, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [noun] > obstruction stoppinga1398 oppilationa1400 obstruction1533 stoppage1575 clausure1585 obstipation1612 infarction1689 congestion of an organ1803 heart attack1836 engorgement1872 infarct1873 MI1968 cardiac1972 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > crowded condition or crowding > overcrowding or overcrowded condition pesterment1593 overcrowding1842 strangury1847 congestion1868 engorgement1872 1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals xiii. 325 The engorgement of the face, ears, and eyes with blood. 1873 J. G. Holland Arthur Bonnicastle vii. 118 His aim was..never to press to engorgement the receptive faculties. 1878 G. H. Napheys Physical Life Woman ii. 233 Averting the violent rush of the milk..and the consequent engorgement of the breast. 1881 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 5) 163 The period during which the affected lobe is in the state of active congestion or engorgement. 1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 130 Engorgement, the clogging of a furnace. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1611
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