engorgement
Americannoun
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congestion of the vessels or ducts of a part of the body with blood, milk, or other bodily fluid.
Midwives may use acupressure techniques to reduce breast engorgement after delivery.
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the act of feeding on something greedily or excessively.
In cows and other ruminants, engorgement on grain can lead to hyperacidity and impaired microbial digestion.
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the condition of being flooded, overfilled, or oversupplied.
The reef just below Station 54 is the probable cause of the engorgement of the river during its high phase.
Speculators took advantage of deregulation and the parasitic engorgement of the financial world.
Etymology
Origin of engorgement
First recorded in 1605–15; engorge ( def. ) + -ment ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“The engorgement of the American vehicle,” as Gregory Shill of the University of Iowa has called it, can kill pedestrians and people in smaller vehicles.
From New York Times
She hopes to end the stigma around breastfeeding by discussing subjects like mastitis and engorgement with her male colleagues, although it sometimes makes them squirm.
From New York Times
Potentially compounding an increase in arterial blood volume is an engorgement of the large vessels draining the head, such as the jugular veins.
From Scientific American
Breastfeeding women can face a variety of medical problems from cracked nipples and engorgement to thrush and mastitis.
From BBC
The mosquitoes were starved for 24 h before engorgement.
From Nature
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