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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.