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hyperemia definition

hyper·emia (-ē′mē ə)

noun

an increased blood flow or congestion of blood in an organ, tissue, etc.

Etymology: ModL: see hyper- & -emia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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