HYPERAEMIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Increased blood in an organ or other body part

Synonyms:

hyperaemia; hyperemia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hyperaemia" is a kind of...):

congestion (excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hyperaemia"):

engorgement (congestion with blood)

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