Definition of Engorgement. Meaning of Engorgement. Synonyms of Engorgement

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Definition of Engorgement

Engorgement
Engorgement 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.

Meaning of Engorgement from wikipedia

- Breast engorgement occurs in the mammary glands due to expansion and pressure exerted by the synthesis and storage of breast milk. It is also a main factor...
- An erection (clinically: penile erection or penile tumescence) is a physiological phenomenon in which the **** becomes firm, engorged, and enlarged. Penile...
- condition that can also affect the ****oris. Symptoms include painful engorgement, swelling, and pain in the area around the ****oris. Among capuchin monkeys...
- being tumescent or swollen. Tumescence usually refers to the normal engorgement with blood (vascular congestion) of the erectile tissues, marking ****ual...
- in nursing women involve an increase in nipple sensitivity or breast engorgement, leading to mastitis and subsequent pain. Common diagnostic approaches...
- infection or cervical mucus production around ovulation), swelling and engorgement of the ****, and internal lengthening and enlargement of the ****...
- it has no baculum (or erectile bone) and instead relies entirely on engorgement with blood to reach its erect state. A distal ligament buttresses the...
- or weaning. Since one of the most prominent symptoms is tension and engorgement of the breast, it is thought to be caused by blocked milk ducts or milk...
- A **** with receding labia majora, developing ****oral erection, engorgement of the labia minora, and increased ****l lubrication...
- be required. Other causes of fever following delivery include breast engorgement, urinary tract infections, infections of an abdominal incision or an...