congestive heart failure
congestive heart failure
nounDefinition of CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
: heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain an adequate circulation of blood in the bodily tissues or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the veins
See First Known Use of CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
1930
Learn More About CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: congiary
Previous Word in the Dictionary: congest
All Words Near: congestive heart failure
Previous Word in the Dictionary: congest
All Words Near: congestive heart failure
Seen & Heard 
What made you want to look up congestive heart failure? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
