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hyperaemia

(US hyperemia)
Definition of hyperaemia

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • an excess of blood in the vessels supplying an organ or other part of the body.

Derivatives

hyperaemic

adjective

Origin:

mid 19th century: from hyper- 'above normal' + -aemia

hyperaemia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of hyperaemia in the US English dictionary