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Noun: congestion  kun'jes-chun
  1. Excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
     
  2. Excessive crowding
    "traffic congestion"
    - over-crowding

Derived forms: congestions

See also: congest, congestive

Type of: crowding, symptom

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