congestion
n. uncountablen. a situation where a place is too crowded or blocked, making it hard to move. It often describes heavy traffic on roads or a blocked nose when you are sick.
n. the state of being overcrowded or obstructed, hindering free movement or flow. In a medical context, it refers to the abnormal accumulation of fluid or blood in an organ or part of the body, such as mucus in the respiratory tract.
The heavy traffic caused major congestion in the city center.
The doctor recommended a saline spray to help clear the patient's nasal congestion and make breathing easier.
Urban planners are increasingly looking toward congestion pricing as a mechanism to reduce the volume of private vehicles entering the historic district during peak business hours.
From late Middle English congestioun, from Old French [Term?], from Latin congestĭō (“heap, accumulation”), from congerō (“to bring together, accumulate, heap up”), formed by the root gerō (“to carry”) and the prefix con-.
Typically uncountable; when used in a medical sense, it is often specified by an adjective like 'nasal' or 'pulmonary'.