engorgement
Example Sentences
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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 • Dec. 20, 2019
If true, the rapid engorgement would solve paradoxes like why the heavens look uniform from pole to pole and not like a jagged, warped mess.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2014
A woman who stopped breastfeeding suddenly is experiencing breast engorgement and leakage, just like she did in the first few weeks of breastfeeding.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The first few weeks of breastfeeding may involve leakage, soreness, and periods of milk engorgement as the relationship between milk supply and infant demand becomes established.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
According to Cohnheim, the engorgement of the region with blood takes place from venous regurgitation into the obstructed part, till the intravenous pressure is overcome by the resistance of the tissues in the region affected.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
