hyperaemia

  • 1hyperaemia — hyperaemia, hyperaesthesia, hyperaesthetic chiefly Brit var of HYPEREMIA, HYPERESTHESIA, HYPERESTHETIC * * * n. the presence of excess blood in the vessels supplying a part of the body. In active hyperaemia (arterial hyperaemia) the arterioles… …

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  • 2Hyperaemia — Hy per*[ae] mi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ype r over + a i^ma blood.] (Med.) A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part of the body. [1913 Webster] {Active hyper[ae]mia}, congestion due to increased flow of blood to a part. {Passive… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3hyperaemia — n. the presence of excess blood in the vessels supplying a part of the body. In active hyperaemia (arterial hyperaemia) the arterioles are relaxed and there is an increased blood flow. In passive hyperaemia the blood flow from the affected part… …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 4Hyperaemia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 4466 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|780.99 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D006940 Hyperemia describes the increase of blood flow to different tissues in the body.… …

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  • 5hyperaemia — An excess of blood in a region of the body …

    Dictionary of molecular biology

  • 6hyperaemia — /huy peuhr ee mee euh/, n. Pathol. hyperemia. * * * …

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  • 7hyperaemia — n. localized excess of blood (Medicine) …

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  • 8hyperaemia — [ˌhʌɪpər i:mɪə] (US hyperemia) noun Medicine an excess of blood in an organ or other part of the body. Derivatives hyperaemic adjective …

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  • 9hyperaemia — /haɪpəˈrimiə/ (say huypuh reemeeuh) noun an increase in the blood in any part of the body. Also, Chiefly US, hyperemia. {New Latin. See hyper , emia} –hyperaemic, adjective …

  • 10hyperaemia —   n. excess of blood in a part.    ♦ hyperaemic, a …

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