decongestive
[ dee-kuhn-jes-tiv ]
/ ˌdi kənˈdʒɛs tɪv /
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adjective Medicine/Medical.
relieving or tending to relieve congestion.
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Origin of decongestive
First recorded in 1900–05; de- + congestive
Words nearby decongestive
deconcentrate, decondition, deconflict, decongest, decongestant, decongestive, deconsecrate, deconstruct, deconstructed, deconstruction, decontaminate
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Example sentences from the Web for decongestive
It is incorrect to ascribe decongestive or anticongestive action in the true sense to Atophan (cinchophen).