'Hyperaemia' definitions:
Definition of 'hyperaemia'
From: WordNet
noun
Increased blood in an organ or other body part [syn: hyperemia, hyperaemia]
Definition of 'Hyperaemia'
From: GCIDE
- Hyperaemia \Hy`per*[ae]"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part of the body. [1913 Webster]
- Active hyper[ae]mia, congestion due to increased flow of blood to a part.
- Passive hyper[ae]mia, interchange due to obstruction in the return of blood from a part. -- {Hy`per*[ae]"mic}, a. [1913 Webster]