a. [f. L. congest-, ppl. stem (see CONGEST v.) + -IVE.] Relating to, of the nature of, or produced by, congestion.
1846. Worcester cites Mott.
1864. Daily Tel., 6 Sept. The immediate cause of deceased’s death was congestive apoplexy.
1876. trans. Wagner’s Gen. Pathol., 235. Many of these dropsies are of congestive origin.
