Definition of congestive in English:
congestive
adjective kənˈdʒɛstɪvkənˈdʒɛstɪv
Medicine Involving or produced by congestion of a part of the body.
Example sentencesExamples
- These trials have modified and enhanced the therapeutic paradigm for heart failure and extended treatment goals beyond limiting congestive symptoms of volume overload.
- These have included chest pain, myocardial infarction, congestive cardiac failure, severe headache requiring hospitalization, and pulmonary embolism.
- Deficiencies have been linked to various heart conditions, including angina, congestive heart disease and mitral valve prolapse.
- Our results show that there is a dilatation of the choroidal vessels after sildenafil treatment and this may lead to congestive effects within the eye.
- Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed nonbleeding esophageal varices and congestive gastropathy.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from congest (see congested) + -ive.
Definition of congestive in US English:
congestive
adjectivekənˈjestivkənˈdʒɛstɪv
Medicine Involving or produced by congestion of a part of the body.
Example sentencesExamples
- Deficiencies have been linked to various heart conditions, including angina, congestive heart disease and mitral valve prolapse.
- Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed nonbleeding esophageal varices and congestive gastropathy.
- Our results show that there is a dilatation of the choroidal vessels after sildenafil treatment and this may lead to congestive effects within the eye.
- These trials have modified and enhanced the therapeutic paradigm for heart failure and extended treatment goals beyond limiting congestive symptoms of volume overload.
- These have included chest pain, myocardial infarction, congestive cardiac failure, severe headache requiring hospitalization, and pulmonary embolism.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from congest (see congested) + -ive.