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hyperemia
(redirected from passive hyperemia)

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hy·per·e·mi·a  (hp-rm-)
n.
An increase in the quantity of blood flow to a body part; engorgement.
hyper·emic (-mk) adj.
hyperemia [ˌhaɪpərˈiːmɪə]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol the usual US spelling of hyperaemia
hyperemic  adj
hyperemia, hyperaemia
a congestion of the blood, occurring in any part of the body. — hyperemic, hyperaemic, adj.
See also: Blood and Blood Vessels
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Noun1.hyperemia - increased blood in an organ or other body part
hyperaemia
congestion - excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
engorgement - congestion with blood; "engorgement of the breast"
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This occurs at the periphery of the lesion, where there is active hyperemia; in the center of the organizing hematoma, in an area of low or passive hyperemia, initial osteoblastic activity is noticed (figure, B).
Traumatic fracture callus by Thompson, Lester D.R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The diagnosis was: marked fatty changes of the liver; moderate edema of the leptomeninges; hyperplasia of the spleen; marked passive hyperemia of the kidneys and bowel lining; sclerosis of the aorta and front mitral leaflet; submucous minute petechial hemorrhages of the pancreatic duct; varicose veins of the lower extremities; slight anasarca (ankles); acute catarrhal conjunctivitis; fibrous adhesions between the liver and diaphragm, spleen and diaphragm, and spleen and liver.
FAT REPLACEMENT OF THE GLYCOGEN IN THE LIVER AS A CAUSE OF DEATH(*) by LECOUNT, E. R.; SINGER, H.A. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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