Hypermia
/haɪˈpɜːr.mi.ə/noun
An abnormal excess of blood in a part of the body, essentially a variant of hyperemia.
Did you know?The medical element “-emia” comes from Ancient Greek haima, meaning “blood,” the same root behind heme and hematology.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*uper
“Over, above, or beyond; the ancient source of Greek hyper and Latin super.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
hyper (ὑπέρ)
“Over, beyond, or excessively.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
haima (αἷμα)
“Blood.”
19th Century
Medical Latin
hyperaemia
“An excess of blood in a part of the body; formed from hyper- plus the blood-related element -aemia.”
19th–20th Century
Medical English
hypermia
“A shortened or variant medical form referring to excessive blood in tissue.”
Modern English
English
hypermia
“Abnormal excess blood in a body part, generally treated as a variant of hyperemia.”