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Definition of Decongesting
1. decongest [v] - See also: decongest
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decongesting
Literary usage of Decongesting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1891)
"... decongesting the nerve-centres and paralysing the system of voluntary muscles)
we generally obtain results which are perfectly satisfactory in essential ..."
2. Airlift Doctrine by Charles Edward Miller (1988)
"... more closely spaced islands, allowing for easier movement of twin- engine
planes as well as transport operations, perhaps decongesting the main route as ..."
3. Oecd Review of Agricultural Policies by OECD. (2006)
"... to farm on any scale; decongesting over-crowded former homeland areas; and
expanding opportunities for women and young people who stay in rural areas. ..."
4. Nervous and Mental Diseases by Archibald Church, Frederick Peterson (1919)
"A glass of hot milk, or milk and water, or malted milk, or hot lemonade, or even
of hot water, acts beneficially in decongesting the head in cases not ..."
5. The Realities of Images: Imperial Brazil and the Great Drought by Gerald Michael Greenfield (2001)
"... decongesting THE LITTORAL As we have noted, deepening drought and changing
government policy accelerated the flow of retirantes to the littoral. ..."
6. Journal of Cutaneous Diseases Including Syphilis by American Dermatological Association (1913)
"... that the full sun- bath has a decongesting effect and that one of the first
symptoms of the local effect of the sun treatment is the relief from pain. ..."
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