Meanings
plural hyperaemias
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of hyperemia.
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However, several enterographic findings are associated with increased disease activity, including wall thickening greater than 4 mm, intramural and mesenteric oedema, mucosal hyperaemia, wall enhancement (and enhancement pattern), transmural ulceration and fistula formation, vascular engorgement and inflammatory mesenteric lymph nodes (often with hyperenhancement).
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Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekὑπέρ“over”
- Englishhyperaemia
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”), equivalent to hyper- + -aemia.
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