super-congestion

noun

overcrowding; clogging: severe traffic congestion.

an excessive or abnormal accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part or blood vessel: pulmonary congestion.

Origin:
1585–95; < Latin congestiō. See congest, -ion

Related forms

non·con·ges·tion, noun

pre·con·ges·tion, noun

su·per·con·ges·tion, noun

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congestion (kənˈdʒɛstʃən)

—n
1.	the state of being overcrowded, esp with with traffic or people
2.	the state of being overloaded or clogged with blood
3.	the state of being blocked with mucus

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Word Origin & History

congestion

1590s, "action of gathering together," from Fr. congestion (16c.), from L. congestionem, noun of action from congerere (see congest). Medical sense is from 1630s; meaning "a crowding together of people, traffic, etc." is from 1883.

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congestion con·ges·tion (kən-jěs'chən)
n.
The presence of an abnormal amount of fluid in a vessel or organ; especially excessive accumulation of blood, due either to increased afflux or to obstruction of return flow.

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