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hyperaemia

hy·pe·rae·mia

uncommon

noun

1.

increased blood in an organ or other body part

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From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”), equivalent to hyper- + -aemia.

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