hyperemia
or hy·per·ae·mi·a
an abnormally large amount of blood in any part of the body.
Origin of hyperemia
1Other words from hyperemia
- hy·per·e·mic, adjective
Words Nearby hyperemia
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How to use hyperemia in a sentence
Passive hyperemia occurs most commonly in diseases of the heart and liver and in pregnancy.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Toddhyperemia is produced, and this leads to over-action of the glands of the large intestine.
Psychotherapy | James J. WalshIf we, therefore, wish to imitate nature, we create an artificial hyperemia.
According to the doctrine, lesions are always accompanied in nature by hyperemia, “the most widespread of auto-curative agents.”
If an irritant, it will tend to produce hyperemia of the margins of the ulcer, and an increase of the secretions.
British Dictionary definitions for hyperemia
/ (ˌhaɪpərˈiːmɪə) /
pathol the usual US spelling of hyperaemia
Derived forms of hyperemia
- hyperemic, adjective
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