Hyperemia vs. Congestion — What's the Difference?

An increase in the quantity of blood flow to a body part; engorgement.

To overfill or overcrowd

(pathology) excess of blood in a body part.

(Medicine) To cause the accumulation of excessive blood or tissue fluid in (a vessel or organ).

Increased blood in an organ or other body part

To become congested.

The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.

An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.

(medicine) Blocking up of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hypermic, active or passive

An excess or accumulation of something

An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.

(medicine) An excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion.

Edema, water retention, swelling, enlargement of a body part because of fluid retention in tissues and vessels

The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation.

Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hyperæmia, active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs.

Excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part

Excessive crowding;