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congestive (adj.)

"pertaining to or causing congestion," 1817, from congest + -ive. Congestive heart failure is recorded from 1928.

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Definitions of congestive from WordNet

congestive (adj.)
relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid;
congestive heart disease
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