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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HYPERAEMIA

Hy `per *æ "mi *a, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Med. )

Defn: A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part of the body. Active hyperæmia, cognestion d \%ue to increased flow of blood to a part. -- Passive hyperæmia, interchange due to obstruction in the return of blood from a part. -- Hy `per *æ "mic, a.

New American Oxford Dictionary

hyperaemia

hy per ae mi a ▶noun British spelling of hyperemia.

Oxford Dictionary

hyperaemia

hyperaemia |ˌhʌɪpərˈiːmɪə |(US hyperemia ) ▶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 cent.: from hyper- ‘above normal ’ + -aemia .