decongestionn.
/diːkənˈdʒɛstjən/ The relief of congestion.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatments removing or dispersing matter > [noun] > decongestion
decongestion1908
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [noun] > state of being scattered at wide intervals > relief of overcrowding
decongestion1945
1908 Practitioner Oct. 569 Heat relieves the pain, not by the old-fashioned theory of ‘de-congestion’, but by causing hyperæmia.
1945 Ann. Reg. 1944 49 The ‘decongestion’ of congested areas and the encouragement of reasonable balance between different regions.
Derivatives
deconˈgest v. (transitive) to relieve congestion in.
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1958 Times 8 Aug. 9/6 Suppose, for example, Devonshire County Council wishes to ‘decongest’ its main towns, while preserving green belts, beauty spots, and the best farmland.
deconˈgestive adj. that relieves congestion.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [adjective] > decongestant or deobstructive
deoppilative1625
deobstructive1698
deobstructing1702
deobstruent1718
deoppilant1854
decongestive1903
decongestant1950
1903 Med. Record 1 Aug. 167 Treatment..by electricity..has a decongestive local action.
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