Part 2271

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate; to bring together; to accumulate.</def>

<blockquote>To what will thy <b>congested</b> guilt amount? <i>Blackmore.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To cause an overfullness of the blood vessels (esp. the capillaries) of an organ or part.</def>

<h1>Congested</h1> <Xpage=300>

<hw>Con*gest"ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Crowded together.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Containing an unnatural accumulation of blood; hyper\'91mic; -- said of any part of the body.</def>

<h1>Congestion</h1> <Xpage=300>

<hw>Con*ges"tion</hw> <tt>(?; 106)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>congestio: cf. F. <ets>congestion</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The <b>congestion</b> of dead bodies one upon another. <i>Evelyn.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hyper<?/mic, active or passive; <as>as, arterial <ex>congestion</ex>; venous <ex>congestion</ex>; <ex>congestion</ex> of the lungs.</as></def>

<h1>Congestive</h1> <Xpage=300>

<hw>Con*gest"ive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, indicating, or attended with, congestion in some part of the body; <as>as, a <ex>congestive</ex> fever</as>.</def>

<h1>Congiary</h1> <Xpage=300>

<hw>Con"gi*a*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Congiaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>congiarium</ets>, fr. <ets>congius</ets> a liquid measure.]</ety> <def>A present, as of corn, wine, or oil, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the people; -- so called because measured to each in a <i>congius</i>.</def>

<i>Addison.</i>

<note>&hand; In later years, when gifts of money were distributed, the name <i>congius</i> was retained.</note>

<h1>Congius</h1> <Xpage=300>

<hw>Con"gi*us</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Roman Antiq.)</fld> <def>A liquid measure containing about three quarts.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A gallon, or four quarts.</def> <altsp>[Often abbreviated to <asp>cong.</asp>]</altsp>

<h1>Conglaciate</h1> <Xpage=300>

<hw>Con*gla"ci*ate</hw> <tt>(?; 221)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>conglaciatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>conglaciare</ets>. See <er>Glaciate</er>.]</ety> <def>To turn to ice; to freeze.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Conglaciation</h1> <Xpage=300>

<hw>Con*gla`ci*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>conglaciation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of changing into ice, or the state of being converted to ice; a freezing; congelation; also, a frost.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Conglobate</h1> <Xpage=300>

<hw>Con*glo"bate</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>conglobatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>conglobare</ets> to conglobate. See <er>Globate</er>.]</ety> <def>Collected into, or forming, a rounded mass or ball; <as>as, the <ex>conglobate</ex> [lymphatic] glands; <ex>conglobate</ex> flowers.</as></def>