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HYPERAEMIA

Dictionary entry overview: What does hyperaemia mean?

• HYPERAEMIA (noun)
The noun HYPERAEMIA has 1 sense:

1. increased blood in an organ or other body part

Familiarity information: HYPERAEMIA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• HYPERAEMIA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Increased blood in an organ or other body part

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

hyperaemia; hyperemia

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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