engorgement
/ɪnˈɡɔːrdʒmənt/
noun
- The state of being swollen or filled with fluid, especially blood.
- Breast engorgement is common in new mothers and can be painful.
- The doctor checked for engorgement of the veins in the patient's legs.
- The mosquito bite caused a small area of engorgement on her arm.
- The act of eating or consuming something greedily or to excess.
- He regretted his engorgement of the entire cake in one sitting.
- After the holiday feast, everyone felt a sense of engorgement from too much food.
- The bear's engorgement on berries prepared it for hibernation.
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