engorgement
Example Sentences
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“The engorgement of the American vehicle,” as Gregory Shill of the University of Iowa has called it, can kill pedestrians and people in smaller vehicles.
From New York Times
She hopes to end the stigma around breastfeeding by discussing subjects like mastitis and engorgement with her male colleagues, although it sometimes makes them squirm.
From New York Times
Potentially compounding an increase in arterial blood volume is an engorgement of the large vessels draining the head, such as the jugular veins.
From Scientific American
Breastfeeding women can face a variety of medical problems from cracked nipples and engorgement to thrush and mastitis.
From BBC
The mosquitoes were starved for 24 h before engorgement.
From Nature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
