01 n. The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation.
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The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation.[Obs.]“The congestion of dead bodies one upon another.” — Evelyn.
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Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hyperæmia, active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs.(Med.)