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engorgement
en·gorge E0148000 (ĕn-gôrj′)v. en·gorged, en·gorg·ing, en·gorg·es v.tr.1. To devour greedily.2. To gorge; glut.3. To fill to excess, as with blood or other fluid.v.intr. To feed ravenously.
[French engorger, from Old French engorgier : en-, in; see en-1 + gorge, throat; see gorge.]
en·gorge′ment n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | engorgement - congestion with blood; "engorgement of the breast"hyperaemia, hyperemia - increased blood in an organ or other body part | | 2. | engorgement - eating ravenously or voraciously to satiationeating, feeding - the act of consuming food |
engorgementnounThe condition of being full to or beyond satisfaction:repletion, satiation, satiety, surfeit.Translationscongestionel'atto di ingozzarsiocclusioneIdiomsSeeengorgeengorgement
engorgement [en-gorj´ment] 1. distention of a body part or organ with blood or other fluids.2. hyperemia.breast engorgement swelling of the breast due to an increase in blood and lymph supply as a precursor to lactation.en·gorge·ment (en-gōrj'ment), Distention with fluid or other material.
See also: congestion, hyperemia. engorgement The process of filling with blood, as occurs in the penis during an erection or the clitoris during arousal.en·gorge·ment (en-gōrj'mĕnt) obstetrics Swelling of breasts and local congestion of lymph and blood vessels associated with lactation. Engorgement is relieved by nursing the infant. [O.Fr. engorgier, to devour greedily]engorgement
Related to engorgement: mastitisSynonyms for engorgementnoun the condition of being full to or beyond satisfactionSynonyms- repletion
- satiation
- satiety
- surfeit
Words related to engorgementnoun congestion with bloodRelated Wordsnoun eating ravenously or voraciously to satiationRelated Words |