hyperemia
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Congestion of the brain consists in an accumulation of blood in the vessels, also called hyperemia, or engorgement.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
At the autopsy are found hyperemia of the arachnoid, and slight chronic leptomeningitis and pachymeningitis.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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 Charles B. Michener
There was at the start pain, slight dilatation of the pupil, and slight general hyperemia of the globe.
From Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913 by Willis O. Nance
The physical effect is a considerable hyperemia, but the effect upon the patient's mind is especially interesting, the unusualness of the mode of application adding decidedly to the effect.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
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