congestion

Synonyms:

over-crowding

Type of:

crowding

a situation in which people or things are crowded together

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hydrothorax

accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys

haemothorax, hemothorax

accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)

hyperaemia, hyperemia

increased blood in an organ or other body part

pulmonary congestion

congestion in the lungs

stuffiness

state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat

engorgement

congestion with blood

Type of:

symptom

(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease