HYPEREMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hyperemia mean? 

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

1. increased blood in an organ or other body part

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPEREMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Increased blood in an organ or other body part

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

hyperaemia; hyperemia

Hypernyms ("hyperemia" 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 "hyperemia"):

engorgement (congestion with blood)

Derivation:

hyperemic (relating to or caused by hyperemia)

 Context examples 

Phenylpropanolamine binds to and activates alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptors in the mucosa of the respiratory tract resulting in vasoconstriction and reduction in swelling of nasal mucous membranes and reduction in tissue hyperemia, edema, and nasal congestion.

(Phenylpropanolamine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) binds to and activates alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptors in the mucosa of the respiratory tract resulting in vasoconstriction and reduction in swelling of nasal mucous membranes and reduction in tissue hyperemia, edema, and nasal congestion.

(Phenylpropanolamine, NCI Thesaurus)