decongestive

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UK/diːkənˈdʒɛstɪv/

adjective

Serving to decongest.

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Meanings

adjectivedecongestive (comparative more decongestive, superlative most decongestive)

comparative more decongestive · superlative most decongestive

  1. Serving to decongest.

    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.

    2007 June 5, Roni Caryn Rabin, “A Painful Lymph Illness Often Follows Cancer”, in New York Times
noundecongestive (plural decongestives)

plural decongestives

  1. A decongestant.

Origin

From de- + congest + -ive.

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Cite this entry
APA

decongestive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decongestive

MLA

“decongestive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decongestive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decongestive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decongestive.

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