hyperemia

American  

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

Or hyperaemia

noun

Pathology.

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

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hyperemia British  

/ ˌhaɪpərˈiːmɪə /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

Alterations.—The chief alteration of influenza occurs in the digestive tract, and consists in hyperemia, infiltration, and swelling of the mucous membrane, and especially of the Peyer's patches near the ileocecal valve.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

As a consequence of the persistent hyperemia, too many trophic impulses are sent down.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

As the blood vessels of the pia mater are the principal source of supply to the spinal cord, hyperemia of the cord and of the meninges usually go together.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

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

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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

From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby