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

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)

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 Michener, Charles B.

A similar condition is seen in hyperemia of the brain.

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

If the obstruction caused by the swelling incidental to the hyperemia and inflammation is not already complete, the fixing or muscular rigidity completes it.

From Appendicitis by Tilden, John Henry

If we, therefore, wish to imitate nature, we create an artificial hyperemia.

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