congestive, a.
(kənˈdʒɛstɪv)
[f. L. congest-, ppl. stem (see congest v.) + -ive.]
Relating to, of the nature of, or produced by, congestion.
| 1846 Worcester cites Mott. 1864 Daily Tel. 6 Sept., The immediate cause of deceased's death was congestive apoplexy. 1876 tr. Wagner's Gen. Pathol. 235 Many of these dropsies are of congestive origin. |