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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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As a rhinologist he insists on the nasal conditions that underlie the affection yet suggests that the nasal hyperemia may be due to reflexes of one kind or another.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

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

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 Charles B. Michener

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

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

A similar condition is seen in hyperemia of the brain.

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

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