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hyperemia

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hy⋅per⋅e⋅mi⋅a

  [hahy-per-ee-mee-uh]
–noun Pathology.
an abnormally large amount of blood in any part of the body.
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Also, hyperaemia.

Origin:
1830–40; hyper- + -emia

Related forms:
hy⋅per⋅e⋅mic, adjective
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hy·per·e·mi·a   (hī'pə-rē'mē-ə)   
n.  An increase in the quantity of blood flow to a body part; engorgement.
hy'per·e'mic (-mĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: hy·per·emia
Variant: or chiefly British hy·per·ae·mia /"hI-p&-'rE-mE-&/
Function: noun
: excess of blood in a body part : CONGESTION —hy·per·emic or chieflyBritish hy·per·ae·mic /-mik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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hyperemia hy·per·e·mi·a (hī'pə-rē'mē-ə)
n.
An increase in the quantity of blood flow to a body part; engorgement.

hy'per·e'mic (-mĭk) adj.

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