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C — Confoundedness to Congest (Part 6 of 6)

Conger
(Con"ger) n. [L. conger, congrus, akin to Gr. : cf. F. congre.] (Zoöl.) The conger eel; — called also congeree.

Conger sea (Zoöl.), the sea eel; a large species of eel which sometimes grows to the length of ten feet.

Congeries
(Con*ge"ri*es) n. sing & pl. [L., fr. congerere. See Congest.] A collection of particles or bodies into one mass; a heap; an aggregation.

Congest
(Con*gest") v. t. [L. congestus, p. p. of congere to bring together; con- + gerere. See Gerund.]

1. To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate; to bring together; to accumulate.

To what will thy congested guilt amount?
Blackmore.

2. (Med.) To cause an overfullness of the blood vessels (esp. the capillaries) of an organ or part.