hyperperfusion

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noun

Increased perfusion of blood through an organ

Similar
congestionengorgementhyperemia
Opposite
hypoperfusion
OriginEnglish perfusion ← Middle French perfusion ← Latin perfūsiō →
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Meanings

nounhyperperfusion (usually uncountable, plural hyperperfusions)

plural hyperperfusions

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineIncreased perfusion of blood through an organ

    Synonyms: congestion, engorgement, hyperemia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIncreased perfusion of blood through an organ

Similar
congestionengorgementhyperemia
Opposite
hypoperfusion
Also see
hyperemia

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  8. Proto-Italic*peri-
  9. Latinper-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰewd-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰunédti
  13. Proto-Italic*hundō
  14. Latinfundō
  15. Latinperfundō
  16. Latinperfūsiō
  17. Middle Frenchperfusion
  18. Englishperfusion
  19. Englishhyperperfusion

From hyper- + perfusion.

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Chicago

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