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Engorged   Listen
adjective
Engorged  adj.  
1.
Swallowed with greediness, or in large draughts.
2.
(Med.) Filled to excess with blood or other liquid; congested.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Engorged" Quotes from Famous Books



... marked, especially in nose, lips, ears, etc.; the right cavities of the heart and the venae cavae are found gorged with dark fluid blood. The pulmonary veins, the left cavities of the heart, and the aorta, are either empty or contain but little blood. The lungs are dark and engorged with blood, and the lining of the air-tubes is bright red in colour. Much bloody froth escapes on cutting into the lungs. Numerous small haemorrhages (Tardieu's spots) are found on the surface and in the substance of the internal organs, ...
— Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology • W. G. Aitchison Robertson



Words linked to "Engorged" :   congested



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