MEDICAL BIOLOGY, HUMAN ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY - Y.I. Fedonyuk 2010

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY

SECTION 1. ORGAN. ORGAN SYSTEM. ORGANISM

CIRCULATORY DISORDERS

1. HYPEREMIA

Hyperemia (from Greek *hyper-* – excessive, and *haima* – Blood) is an excessive accumulation of circulating blood in a specific area of The Vascular System. It is customary to distinguish between arterial and venous hyperemia, as well as general and local. General hyperemia is referred to as plethora.

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