decongestive
English
Etymology
de- + congest + -ive
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /diːkənˈdʒɛstɪv/
Adjective
decongestive (comparative more decongestive, superlative most decongestive)
- Serving to decongest.
- 2007 June 5, Roni Caryn Rabin, “A Painful Lymph Illness Often Follows Cancer”, in New York Times:
- The preferred therapy for lymphedema, called complete decongestive therapy, involves a time- and labor-intensive gentle massage technique to stimulate new pathways for the lymphatic fluid.
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