HYPERAEMIA
\hˌa͡ɪpəɹˈiːmi͡ə], \hˌaɪpəɹˈiːmiə], \h_ˌaɪ_p_ə_ɹ_ˈiː_m_iə]\
Definitions of HYPERAEMIA
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Preternatural accumulation of blood in the capillary vessels, more especially local plethora- pletho'ra partia'lis; congestion. - Andral. Various forms of hyperaemia are admitted by pathologists, - for example, the active or sthenic; as in the phlegmasiae, - the asthenic or passive, from weakness of vessels; the cadaveric, or that which forms immediately before or after death; and the hypostatic, which occurs in depending parts.
By Robley Dunglison
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