engorged

Thân thiện

The nurse examined the patient's engorged ankle.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Overfull as with blood: Describes something that is excessively filled or swollen, particularly with blood or fluid.
   • Distended or congested: Refers to a state of abnormal swelling or enlargement due to an accumulation of fluid, often blood.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • After the injury, his ankle became engorged and painful.
  • The mosquito's abdomen was engorged with blood.
  • The engorged veins were visible on the surface of the skin.

Advanced Usage

• Medical/Clinical Context: Commonly used to describe physiological states where tissues or vessels are abnormally filled.
  • The doctor noted the engorged capillaries as a sign of inflammation.
• Zoological/Biological Context: Used to describe the state of an organism or body part after feeding or fluid intake.
  • The tick was removed after it had become fully engorged.

Variants and Related Words

• Engorge (verb): To fill to excess, especially with blood or food; to gorge.
  • The leech will engorge itself on its host's blood.
• Engorgement (noun): The state of being engorged; congestion.
  • Breast engorgement is common in the early days of lactation.

Synonyms

• Congested: Overcrowded or clogged, especially with fluid.
• Distended: Swollen or expanded due to pressure from within.
• Turgid: Swollen and distended, often used for plant tissues but applicable in other contexts.
• Bloated: Swollen with fluid, gas, or food.

Antonyms

• Empty: Containing nothing.
• Dehydrated: Having lost a large amount of water from the body.
• Shrunken: Reduced in size; contracted.

Related Phrases

• "Become engorged": A common phrase describing the process of swelling.
  • If the wound is not treated, the surrounding tissue may become engorged.
• "Engorged with": Followed by the substance causing the fullness.
  • The sponge was engorged with water.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. overfull as with blood

Từ đồng nghĩa

• congested