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engorge on
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engorge (itself) on someone or something and engorge (itself) with something
[for an animal] to drink its fill of blood. The vampire bat engorged itself on a number of creatures last night. Mosquitoes engorge on human victims. The mosquitoes engorged themselves with my blood all night long.
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Increased weight during pregnancy may significantly lead to the disruption of veins, causing them to engorge with blood.
Finding the Right Treatment for Pelvic Congestion by Matty Mathias / Health care industry community
It's thought the drug affects the soft nasal tissue in some people and could engorge veins in the nose with blood.
Bodytalk; What's new in health by The Mirror (London, England)
Six months after they were initially infected, when vector ticks no longer acquired spirochetes from them, eight infected nymphs were permitted to engorge on each bird.
Competence of American robins as reservoir hosts for Lyme disease ... by Matuschka, Franz-Rainer / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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