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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Congestion \Con*ges"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. congestio: cf F. congestion.] 1. The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation. [Obs.] The congestion of dead bodies one upon another. --Evelyn. 2. (Med.) Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hyper[ae]mia, active or passive; as arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: congestion n 1: excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part 2: excessive crowding; "traffic congestion" [syn: {over-crowding}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: congestion When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity.
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