congestive heart failure

noun

: 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

Examples of congestive heart failure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Leg cramps can be an early symptom of congestive heart failure when blood backs up into the blood vessels and can't reach the leg muscles effectively. —Sarah Hudgens, Health, 12 Dec. 2024

Aranda, 62, is currently in hospice care for renal failure and congestive heart failure. —Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Nov. 2024

John Paul Caponigro said the cause was congestive heart failure. —Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024

Semaj tragically died, and on Thursday an autopsy performed by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences determined that his cause of death was congestive heart failure due to cardiomegaly with biventricular hypertrophy, resulting from a coronary anomaly. —Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

congestive heart failure

noun

con·​ges·​tive heart failure

kən-ˈjes-tiv-

: heart failure in which the heart is unable to keep enough blood circulating in the tissues or is unable to pump out the blood returned to it by the veins

Medical Definition

congestive heart failure

noun

: heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the venous circulation compare coronary failure