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congestion.

The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.

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Meaning & usage

noun/kənˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/-ˈd͡ʒɛʃ.d͡ʒən/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/kʊnˈd͡ʒɛʃ.d͡ʒən/Northern-England
  1. The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding. An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.

    countable · uncountable
    network congestion
  2. The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding. Blocking up of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hypermic, active or passive.

    countable · uncountable
    arterial congestion
    venous congestion
  3. An excess or accumulation of something. An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.

    countable · uncountable
    traffic congestion
  4. An excess or accumulation of something. An excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion.

    countable · uncountable
  5. An excess or accumulation of something. Edema, water retention, swelling, enlargement of a body part because of fluid retention in tissues and vessels.

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Where this word comes from

From late Middle English congestioun, from Old French [Term?], from Latin congestĭō (“heap, accumulation”), from congerō (“to bring together, accumulate, heap up”), formed by the root gerō (“to carry”) and the prefix con-.

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