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

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.

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

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 Nance, Willis O.

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)

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

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

Certainly attention to any part of the skin surface causes a tingling and hyperemia may follow.

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