congestions

Noun

congestion (countable and uncountable, plural congestions)

1. An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.
   • network congestion
2. Blocking up of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hypermic, active or passive.
   • arterial congestion
3. An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.
   • traffic congestion
4. An excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion.
5. Edema, water retention, swelling, enlargement of a body part because of fluid retention in tissues and vessels.