hyperemia

American

[hahy-per-ee-mee-uh] / ˌhaɪ pərˈi mi ə /

Or hyperaemia

noun

Pathology.

an abnormally large amount of blood in any part of the body.

hyperemia British

/ ˌhaɪpərˈiːmɪə /

noun

pathol the usual US spelling of hyperaemia

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Other Word Forms

hyperemic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hyperemia

First recorded in 1830–40; hyper- + -emia

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A slight hyperemia of the mucous membrane in the upper respiratory tract due to an ordinary cold began in a very slight degree the irritation, and then the habit of coughing was not given up.

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According to the doctrine, lesions are always accompanied in nature by hyperemia, “the most widespread of auto-curative agents.”

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There was at the start pain, slight dilatation of the pupil, and slight general hyperemia of the globe.

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A similar condition is seen in hyperemia of the brain.

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At the autopsy are found hyperemia of the arachnoid, and slight chronic leptomeningitis and pachymeningitis.

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