| swollen | bloated |
|---|---|
| enlarged | filled |
| inflamed | puffy |
| distended | oedematous |
| tumescent | tumid |
What are some synonyms for engorged?
engorgedown.englut.glut.gobble.gorge.guzzle.ingurgitate.overeat.More items...
What's the meaning of engorge?
adjective. medical specialized. /ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ/ us. /ɪnˈɡɔːrdʒ/ If a part of the body is engorged, it has become swollen or filled with a liquid, especially blood.
What is another word for swelling in the body?
edemaedema Add to list Share. The word edema means swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in the tissues and cavities of the body.
What is the synonym of fullness?
Synonyms of 'fullness' in British English You are fortunate to be growing up in a time of peace and plenty. glut. saturation. sufficiency. profusion.
How do you use engorge in a sentence?
How to use Engorged in a sentence. They seize hold of the first that brushes by, and crawling to a suitable place become engorged with blood. A surgical operation is sometimes undertaken with success for enabling the engorged veins to empty themselves into the blood-stream in a manner so as to avoid the liver-route.
What is vascular engorgement?
Vascular engorgement refers to the immediate postnatal period, what is often called lactation. But the breast isn't just engorging with milk. There are three liquids—blood, milk and edema (swelling) around the breast structures. Swelling causes engorgement.
What do you call a painful swelling?
"Edema" is the medical term for swelling. Body parts swell from injury or inflammation. It can affect a small area or the entire body. Medications, pregnancy, infections, and many other medical problems can cause edema. Edema happens when your small blood vessels leak fluid into nearby tissues.
What is inflamed swelling?
When inflammation happens, chemicals from your body's white blood cells enter your blood or tissues to protect your body from invaders. This raises the blood flow to the area of injury or infection. It can cause redness and warmth. Some of the chemicals cause fluid to leak into your tissues, resulting in swelling.
How do you describe swelling?
A swelling is a raised, curved shape on the surface of your body which appears as a result of an injury or an illness.
What is a sentence for fullness?
We hope that she will let us see the fullness of her knowledge. I shall come to that in the fullness of time. No doubt it will be discussed in the fullness of time. If and when my daughter produces her family in the fullness of time, child care may be even more important for her.
Which is correct fulness or fullness?
noun. full·ness | \ ˈfu̇l-nəs \ variants: or less commonly fulness.
Is boastfulness a word?
Meaning of boastfulness in English a way of talking in which you praise yourself and what you have done: He speaks with honesty rather than boastfulness. There is a fine line between admirable pride and unpleasant boastfulness.
antonyms for engorge
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ingurgitate
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