having the ability to ease crowding or clogging in busy locations
2.
designed to relieve congestion in the body
decongestive lymphatic therapy
decongestive in American English
(ˌdikənˈdʒestɪv)
adjective
Medicine
relieving or tending to relieve congestion
Word origin
[1900–05; de- + congestive]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: burnout, desensitize, hookup, hydroplane, internshipde- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin (decide); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation (dehumidify), negation (demerit; derange), descent (degrade; deduce), reversal (detract), or intensity (decompound)
Examples of 'decongestive' in a sentence
decongestive
The patient was managed conservatively with complex decongestive therapy and was requested regular follow-up.
Girish Gulab Meshram, Neeraj Kaur, Kanwaljeet Singh Hura 2018, 'Unilateral Primary Congenital Lymphedema of the Upper Limb in an 11-Month-Old Infant:A Clinical and Pharmacological Perspective', Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Scienceshttp://www.id-press.eu/mjms/article/view/1614. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Compression methods currently used as part of complete decongestive therapy vary considerably in efficacy.
Hansdorfer-Korzon R, Teodorczyk J, Gruszecka A, Lass P 2016, 'Are compression corsets beneficial for the treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema?New opportunities in physiotherapy treatment – a preliminary report', OncoTargets and Therapyhttps://www.dovepress.com/are-compression-corsets-beneficial-for-the-treatment-of-breast-cancer--peer-reviewed-article-OTT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In this paper, we present the effects of complex decongestive physiotherapy on lymphedema and hyperkeratosis.
Hande Kaba, Yesim Bakar, Özlem Çinar Özdemir, Seda Sertel 2012, 'Complex Decongestive Physiotherapy Treats Skin Changes like Hyperkeratosis Causedby Lymphedema', Case Reports in Dermatological Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/416421. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Patients were treated with the current standard of care: combined decongestive therapy.
Sonja M Maul, Julie A Devine, Carolyn R Wincer 2009, 'Development of a framework for pneumatic device selection for lymphedema treatment',Medical Devices : Evidence and Researchhttp://www.dovepress.com/development-of-a-framework-for-pneumatic-device-selection-for-lymphede-a3802. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We initialized complex decongestive therapy.
Birgit Heinig, Torello Lotti, Georgi Tchernev, Uwe Wollina 2017, 'Hereditary Lymphedema of the Leg – A Case Report', Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Scienceshttp://www.id-press.eu/mjms/article/view/1186. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The method of titrimetric analysis was developed with the aim of quantitative determination of trimazolin hydrochloride in decongestive preparations.
Nikolić Goran, Savić Ivana, Banković Vladimir 2008, 'Systematic analysis of trimazolin hydrochloride as adrenergic vasoconstrictor', Hemijska Industrijahttp://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0367-598X/2008/0367-598X0802069N.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Nasal steroid and decongestive sprays have emerged as an important cause (28.4 %) during the last ten years particularly in females.
Haye Rolf, Døsen Liv 2007, 'Nasal septal perforation 1981–2005: Changes in etiology, gender and size', BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disordershttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6815/7/1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)