decongestive

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ congest +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːkənˈdʒɛstɪv/

Adjective

decongestive (comparative more decongestive, superlative most decongestive)

  1. Serving to decongest.
    • 2007 June 5, Roni Caryn Rabin, “A Painful Lymph Illness Often Follows Cancer”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      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.

Noun

decongestive (plural decongestives)

  1. A decongestant.
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