Hyperaemia
Increase in blood flow to certain tissues in the body / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hyperaemia (also hyperemia) is the increase of blood flow to different tissues in the body. It can have medical implications but is also a regulatory response, allowing change in blood supply to different tissues through vasodilation (widening of blood vessels). Clinically, hyperaemia in tissues manifests as erythema (redness of the skin) because of the engorgement of vessels with oxygenated blood.[1] Hyperaemia can also occur due to a fall in atmospheric pressure outside the body. The term comes from Greek ὑπέρ (hupér) 'over', and αἷμα (haîma) 'blood'.
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