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decongestive

UK/diːkənˈdʒɛstɪv/

decongestive adjective: serving to decongest.

Adjective

decongestive (comparative more decongestive, superlative most decongestive)

  1. Serving to decongest.
    • The preferred therapy for lymphedema, called complete decongestive therapy, involves a time- and labor-intensive gentle massage technique to stimulate new pathways for the lymphatic fluid.2007 June 5, Roni Caryn Rabin, “A Painful Lymph Illness Often Follows Cancer”, in New York Times

Noun

decongestive (plural decongestives)

  1. A decongestant.

Forms of decongestive

Adjective
comparativemore decongestive
superlativemost decongestive
Noun
pluraldecongestives

Origin of decongestive

From de- + congest + -ive.

Questions about decongestive

What does decongestive mean?
Decongestive means serving to decongest.
What part of speech is decongestive?
Decongestive can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce decongestive?
Decongestive is pronounced /diːkənˈdʒɛstɪv/ (UK).

Words near decongestive in the dictionary

  1. decongester
  2. decongesters
  3. decongesting
  4. decongestion
  5. decongestions
  6. decongestive
  7. decongestives
  8. decongests
  9. deconglomerate
  10. deconglomerated
  11. deconglomerates

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