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.