engorgement
/en-gawrj/US // ɛnˈgɔrdʒ //UK // (ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ) //
充血,吞噬,镌刻,啮合
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en·gorged, en·gorg·ing.
- : to swallow greedily; glut or gorge.
- : Pathology. to congest with blood.
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Examples
Magendie found that when given to dogs it produced engorgement, and often inflammation of the lungs.
This condition led to engorgement of the lungs and liver and increased pressure in the venous side of the circulation.
There was engorgement of blood vessels in the meninges covering the brain.
The changes observed are those of intense engorgement of the marrow, going on to greenish-yellow purulent infiltration.
The engorgement of the obstructed territory has received the name of hemorrhagic infarction.
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