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Congestion vs Congestant - What's the difference?

congestion | congestant |

As a noun congestion

is congestion.

As an adjective congestant is

(medicine) that causes congestion.

congestion

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation.
  • An excess of traffic.
  • (medicine) Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hypermic, active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs.
  • (medicine) An excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion.
  • Derived terms

    * congestion charge or congestion pricing

    congestant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medicine) That causes congestion
  • Derived terms

    * decongestant

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