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hyperemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-emia
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

excess of blood in a body part.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyperemias (plural) hyperaemia (alternative) hyperæmia (alternative)

Derived Forms

hyperemic

Frequently Paired Words

erythema rash

Synonyms

congestion engorgement hyperperfusion hyperaemia

Questions

What does hyperemia mean?
excess of blood in a body part.
Where does hyperemia come from?
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”), equivalent to hyper- + -emia.

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