congestive heart failure
A syndrome marked by weakness, edema and shortness of breath, due to the inability of…A syndrome marked by weakness, edema and shortness of breath, due to the inability of the heart to circulate the blood adequately to the lungs and other tissues.
» Tom has congestive heart failure.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)A syndrome marked by weakness, edema and shortness of breath, due to the inability of the heart to circulate the blood adequately to the lungs and other tissues.
inability to pump enough blood to avoid congestion in the tissues
Examples
2 sentencesTom has congestive heart failure.
Tom died of congestive heart failure.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: congestive heart failures| Singular | congestive heart failure |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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