reactive hyperemia

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Hyperemia in a part resulting from the restoration of its temporarily blocked blood flow.

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These are reactive, not proactive, stances, and they do little to offer substantive solutions.
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Oxygen is an extremely reactive chemical, corroding metals, rusting iron, and fueling fires.
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A big part of this, Zabin says, is teaching men to sit with uncomfortable feelings without becoming reactive.
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A month ago there was a narrow reactive approach to ISIS, now there is an evolving, offensive mission.
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The reality is something less proactive than reactive, not an initiative but a condition—a matter of identity.
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Passive hyperemia occurs most commonly in diseases of the heart and liver and in pregnancy.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Succedaneum for Chrysarobin; very active reducer or "reactive."
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Hyperemia is produced, and this leads to over-action of the glands of the large intestine.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
Must be maneuverable by operators whose reactive time is not fast, but whose judgment and foresight are trustworthy.
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