hyperaemia

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A form of hyperemia — excess of blood in a body part.

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nounhyperaemia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperaemias)

plural hyperaemias

  1. 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

nounincreased blood in an organ or other body part

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Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὑπέρ“over”
  2. Englishhyperaemia

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

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