Definition of hyperaemia in English:
hyperaemia
(US hyperemia)
noun ˌhʌɪpərˈiːmɪəˌhaɪpəˈrimiə
mass nounMedicine An excess of blood in the vessels supplying an organ or other part of the body.
〔医〕充血
Example sentencesExamples
- However, in a pilot study, the instrument successfully measured reactive hyperemia following pressure in healthy volunteers.
- The physician thoroughly examines the esophagus for signs of inflammation, hyperemia, ulcerations, or strictures.
- The reduced average skin blood perfusion is attributable to blunting of hyperemia when relief pressure is too high.
- In this case there was hyperaemia due to the antibiotic reaction.
- Heat should not be applied to an acutely injured ankle joint because it encourages swelling and inflammation through hyperemia.
Derivatives
adjective
Medicine At the onset, the skin is warm, hyperemic, and dry.
Example sentencesExamples
- In compromised tissue, the hyperemic area will not blanch.
- The researchers also noted that following training there was a reduced reactive hyperemic flow (blood flow after cuff deflation).
- The lungs were hyperemic and the alveolar spaces distended by neutrophils-morphologically very similar to early bacterial pneumonia.
- The slightly edematous and hyperemic appendix was removed by laparoscopic surgery.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from hyper- 'above normal' + -aemia.
Definition of hyperemia in US English:
hyperemia
(British hyperaemia)
nounˌhaɪpəˈrimiəˌhīpəˈrēmēə
Medicine An excess of blood in the vessels supplying an organ or other part of the body.
〔医〕充血
Example sentencesExamples
- However, in a pilot study, the instrument successfully measured reactive hyperemia following pressure in healthy volunteers.
- In this case there was hyperaemia due to the antibiotic reaction.
- The physician thoroughly examines the esophagus for signs of inflammation, hyperemia, ulcerations, or strictures.
- The reduced average skin blood perfusion is attributable to blunting of hyperemia when relief pressure is too high.
- Heat should not be applied to an acutely injured ankle joint because it encourages swelling and inflammation through hyperemia.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from hyper- ‘above normal’ + -emia.