Bier's hyperemia

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• hyperemia — The presence of an increased amount of bloodflow in a part or organ. SEE ALSO: congestion. [hyper + G. haima, blood] active h. h. due to an increased afflux of arterial blood into dilated capillaries. SYN: arterial h., fluxionary h.. arterial h.… …   Medical dictionary

• Bier — August K.G., German surgeon, 1861–1949. See B. amputation, B. hyperemia, B. method …   Medical dictionary

• cup — 1. An excavated or hallowed structure, either anatomic or pathologic. SYN: poculum. 2. SYN: cupping glass. [A.S. cuppe] Diogenes c. SYN: c. of palm. dry c. a cupping glass formerly applied to the unbroken skin to draw blood to the …   Medical dictionary

• method — The mode or manner or orderly sequence of events of a process or procedure. SEE ALSO: fixative, operation, procedure, stain, technique. [G. methodos; fr. meta, after, + hodos, way] Abell Kendall m. a …   Medical dictionary