decongestive

[ dee-kuhn-jes-tiv ]

adjective

, Medicine/Medical.

1. relieving or tending to relieve congestion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of decongestive¹

First recorded in 1900–05; de- + congestive ( def )

Example Sentences

It is incorrect to ascribe decongestive or anticongestive action in the true sense to Atophan (cinchophen).

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