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engorgement

engorgement is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Med.) An overfullness or obstruction of the vessels in some part of the system; congestion. Hoblyn.
  2. 2.(Metal.) The clogging of a blast furnace.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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