engorged
Definition
- 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.
Adjective
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overfull as with blood
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