congestive
pronunciation
How to pronounce congestive in British English:
UK [kən'dʒestɪv]
How to pronounce congestive in American English:
US [kən'dʒestɪv]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid
Word Origin
- congestive (adj.)
- 1846, from congest + -ive. Congestive heart failure is recorded from 1928.
Example
- 1. The cause was congestive heart failure , said his daughter alexandra .
- 2. Her publicist sally morrison said the actress died wednesday morning at a los angeles hospital from congestive heart failure .
- 3. Methods capillary method was used to get clotting time and congestive mice model induced with collagen protein and epinephrine hydrochloride was used .
- 4. Mortality assessment in congestive heart failure .
- 5. The least amount of teeth had a 2.5 increased risk of congestive heart failure compared to those with the most teeth .