About The Word Engorgement
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Engorgement
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What's The Definition Of Engorgement?
[n] eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation
[n] congestion with blood; "engorgement of the breast" Synonyms | Synonyms for Engorgement: Related Terms | Find terms related to Engorgement: See Also | eating | feeding | hyperaemia | hyperemia Engorgement In Webster's Dictionary \En*gorge"ment\, n. [Cf. F. engorgement.]
1. The act of swallowing greedily; a devouring with voracity;
a glutting.
2. (Med.) An overfullness or obstruction of the vessels in
some part of the system; congestion. --Hoblyn.
3. (Metal.) The clogging of a blast furnace.
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