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hy⋅phe⋅ma

  [hahy-fee-muh]
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–noun Pathology.
hemorrhage in the anterior chamber of the eye, usually caused by trauma.
Origin:
< Gk hýphaim(os) bloodshot (hyp- hyp- + -(h)aimos, deriv. of haîma blood) + -a 2
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Main Entry: hy·phe·ma
Variant: or chiefly British hy·phae·ma /hI-'fE-m&/
Function: noun
: a hemorrhage inthe anterior chamber of the eye
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hyphema hy·phe·ma (hī-fē'mə)
n.
Hemorrhage into the anterior chamber of the eye.

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