Usually means: Reduces swelling, improves fluid drainage.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word decongestive:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. decongestive: Merriam-Webster
  2. decongestive: Collins English Dictionary
  3. decongestive: Wordnik
  4. decongestive: Wiktionary
  5. decongestive: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. decongestive: Dictionary.com
  7. decongestive: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. decongestive: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. decongestive: Medical dictionary

(Note: See decongestion as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (decongestive)

▸ adjective:  Serving to decongest.
▸ noun:  A decongestant.

Similar:
congratulatory, restorative, deconfining, denotive, mundificant, recompensive, consummative, dispensative, denotatory, condolatory, more...

Opposite:
congestive, obstructive, blockage

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Similar:
congratulatory, restorative, deconfining, denotive, mundificant, recompensive, consummative, dispensative, denotatory, condolatory, more...

Opposite:
congestive, obstructive, blockage



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