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engorgement (n.)

"act of swallowing greedily;" in pathology, "state of being filled to excess," 1610s, from engorge + -ment or else from French engorgement.

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Definitions of engorgement from WordNet

engorgement (n.)
congestion with blood;
engorgement of the breast
engorgement (n.)
eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation;
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