hyperemia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. excess of blood in a body part.

Word forms

hyperemia hyperemias hyperaemia hyperæmia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”), equivalent to hyper- + -emia.

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