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Meaning of "decongestive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DECONGESTIVE

decongestive  [ˌdɪkənˈdʒɛstɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECONGESTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decongestive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DECONGESTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of decongestive in the English dictionary

The definition of decongestive in the dictionary is having the ability to ease crowding or clogging in busy locations or congested areas of the body.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECONGESTIVE


adjustive
əˈdʒʌstɪv
aerodigestive
ˌɛərəʊdɪˈdʒɛstɪv
arrestive
əˈrestɪv
assistive
əˈsɪstɪv
autosuggestive
ˌɔːtəʊsəˈdʒɛstɪv
combustive
kəmˈbʌstɪv
congestive
kənˈdʒɛstɪv
contrastive
kənˈtrɑːstɪv
costive
ˈkɒstɪv
digestive
dɪˈdʒɛstɪv
egestive
ɪˈdʒɛstɪv
exhaustive
ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv
festive
ˈfɛstɪv
indigestive
ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛstɪv
ingestive
ɪnˈdʒɛstɪv
intempestive
ˌɪntɛmˈpɛstɪv
resistive
rɪˈzɪstɪv
restive
ˈrɛstɪv
suggestive
səˈdʒɛstɪv
tempestive
tɛmˈpɛstɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECONGESTIVE

deconcentrate
deconcentration
decondition
decongest
decongestant
decongestion
deconsecrate
deconsecrated
deconsecration
deconstruct
deconstructed
deconstruction
deconstructive
deconstructor
decontaminant
decontaminate
decontamination
decontaminative
decontaminator
decontextualise

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECONGESTIVE

active
alternative
automotive
competitive
contragestive
cooperative
creative
effective
executive
in the negative
interactive
locorestive
maladjustive
native
negative
persistive
perspective
positive
relative
stive

Synonyms and antonyms of decongestive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «decongestive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECONGESTIVE

Find out the translation of decongestive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of decongestive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decongestive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

减充血
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descongestiva
570 millions of speakers

English

decongestive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

decongestive
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مزيل الاحتقان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

противозастойный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descongestionante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

decongestive
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décongestionnant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Decongestive
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entstauungstherapie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

うっ血緩和
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

decongestive
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Decongestive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

decongestive
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

decongestive
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दशमांश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dekonjestif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decongestive
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

decongestive
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

протизастійний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

decongestive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποσυμφορητική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dekongestiewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

decongestive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

decongestive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decongestive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECONGESTIVE»

The term «decongestive» is normally little used and occupies the 145.671 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECONGESTIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «decongestive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «decongestive» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decongestive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECONGESTIVE»

Discover the use of decongestive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decongestive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lymphedema Management: The Comprehensive Guide for Practitioners
Development. of. Complete. Decongestive. Therapy. Many clinicians have used this newly found knowledge and have incorporated it into the treatment of various conditions. Alexander von Winiwarter (1848-1917), a surgeon from Austria, ...
Joachim Ernst Zuther, Steve Norton, 2012
2
Heart Failure: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: ...
“Embodiments of the present invention may provide for titrating the decongestive therapy based on the produced output. An alert may be generated in response to one or more of detecting over-diuresis of the patient, detecting non-compliance ...
‎2013
3
Medifocus Guidebook on: Lymphedema
The treatment options for lymphedema include: • Complete decongestive physiotherapy • Pneumatic pumps • Drug therapy • Surgical therapy It is important for therapy to start as early and as quickly as possible to minimize damage and ...
Medifocus.com, Inc., Elliot Jacob, 2012
4
Pharmacodynamic Basis of Herbal Medicine, Second Edition
This decongestive effect, brought about by vasoconstriction, is used in acute coryza, vasomotor rhinitis, acute sinusitis, hay fever, and other allergic reactions. To be most useful, a decongestive agent should have the following characteristics: ...
Manuchair Ebadi, 2006
5
Breast Surgery: Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice
Often considered the primary modality for manag— ing lymphoedema, complete decongestive therapy consists of manual lymph drainage, compression gar— ments/bandaging, lymphatic/decongestive exercises and self—care education.75  ...
J Michael Dixon, 2013
6
Everyone's Guide to Cancer Survivorship: A Road Map for ...
Compressive bandaging, or multilayered wrapping with low-stretch bandages that provide gradient compression of the arm or leg (no elastic or ACE bandages) . • Decongestive exercises, special exercises designed to alleviate edema.
Holly Gautier, R.N., Patricia Fobair, 2007
7
Foundations of Manual Lymph Drainage
11.1 GENERAL Manual lymph drainage (MLD) is only one component of the two- phase therapeutic concept behind complete decongestive therapy (CDT). MLD alone is not a suitable treatment for lymphedema. The following components are  ...
Michael Földi, Roman Strossenreuther, 2005
8
Heart Diseases—Advances in Research and Treatment: 2013 Edition
more of a type of medication administered to the patient for decongestive therapy, a manner of delivering the decongestive therapy, and one or more patient specific conditions. Methods of the present invention may be performed entirely within ...
‎2013
9
Everyone's Guide to Cancer Supportive Care: A Comprehensive ...
provide gradient compression of the arm or leg; (3) decongestive exercises — special exercises designed to alleviate edema; and (4) meticulous skin care — to avoid skin infections. Typical treatment starts with manual lymphatic massage ...
Ernest Rosenbaum, Isadora Rosenbaum M. A., 2012
10
Lymphedema: A Concise Compendium of Theory and Practice
Decongestive kinesiotherapy and respiratory therapy10,11: the positive effects of kinesiotherapy on venous hemodynamics and lymph flow are experimentally and clinically proven. The contraction and relaxation of the skeletal muscles lead to ...
Byung-Boong Lee, John Bergan, Stanley G. Rockson, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECONGESTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decongestive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Battling lymphedema: Debilitating swelling is treatable
The best treatment for lymphedema is Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT), a therapy that involves a manual lymph-draining form of ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
2
Improving the lives of patients with lymphoedema in the head and …
Treating Head and Neck Lymphoedema. Complete Decongestive Therapy is the gold standard for the treatment of lymphoedema. Its goal is to ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jun 15»
3
ASK THE DOCTOR: Breast cancer surgery has made my arm swell
These are the four main elements of a programme known as decongestive lymphatic therapy, and aim to minimise the swelling and slow the ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
4
Liposuction significantly increases quality of life in lipedema patients
These improvements led to an enormous increase in quality of life, and most patients were able to reduce decongestive therapy. The survey ... «Healio, Jun 15»
5
Wednesday Briefing: Golden Lion's Saucy Reach, Brotherhood Ride …
... Introduction of Candy, what lymphedema is, the causes and treatments of lymphedema, explanation of complete decongestive therapy (CDT) ... «FlaglerLive.com, Jun 15»
6
Biker finds new purpose after leg is amputated
Complex decongestive therapy was necessary before we continued with the treatment.” Lauxen said that due to Mohammad's young age and ... «gulfnews.com, May 15»
7
Vet, hospital clash over treatment quality
The National Lymphedema Network recommends treatment known as complete decongestive therapy, which includes MLD to stimulate ... «Albany Times Union, May 15»
8
What you should know about lymphedema
Currently, lymphedema is mainly treated with Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT), compression bandaging and compression garments. «Asbury Park Press, Mar 15»
9
Pain Relief From Inflammation Today
... wellness will be addressed from where you can be well the fastest through customized Bodywork including Complete Decongestive Therapy, ... «Only Oswego, Mar 15»
10
Ohio Valley Home Health recognizes March 6 as National …
... Compression Therapy with bandages and elastic compression garments, Manual Lymph Drainage, Complete Decongestive Therapy as well ... «Jackson County Times-Journal, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Decongestive [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/decongestive>. Apr 2024 ».
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