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hyperemia

or ····

[ hahy-per-ee-mee-uh ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. an abnormally large amount of blood in any part of the body.


hyperemia

/ ˌɪəˈːɪə /

noun

  1. pathol the usual US spelling of hyperaemia
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈ𳾾, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • p·m adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hyperemia1

First recorded in 1830–40; hyper- + -emia
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Example Sentences

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The physical effect is a considerable hyperemia, but the effect upon the patient's mind is especially interesting, the unusualness of the mode of application adding decidedly to the effect.

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According to the doctrine, lesions are always accompanied in nature by hyperemia, “the most widespread of auto-curative agents.”

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There was at the start pain, slight dilatation of the pupil, and slight general hyperemia of the globe.

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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.

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At the autopsy are found hyperemia of the arachnoid, and slight chronic leptomeningitis and pachymeningitis.

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