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- [n] eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation
- [n] congestion with blood; "engorgement of the breast"
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ENGORGEMENT is a 11 letter word that starts with E. |
| | See Also: | | eating, feeding, hyperaemia, hyperemia |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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