engorgement

English

Etymology

engorge +‎ -ment

Noun

engorgement (countable and uncountable, plural engorgements)

The act of swallowing greedily.
The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid.

Translations

the process or the condition of becoming engorged

Portuguese: ingurgitamento (pt) m, engorgitamento m

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

engorgement m (plural engorgements)

Further reading

“engorgement” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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