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When the arm is submerged in a plexiglass water tank, more reactive hyperemia results in greater water displacement, meaning greater arm volume.
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Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2023
The scientific term for this is reactive hyperemia.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2023
The noninvasive procedure, called reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry, measures blood flow to the fingers during blood pressure inflation and release.
—Mayo Clinic News Network, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2019
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Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2023
The scientific term for this is reactive hyperemia.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2023
The noninvasive procedure, called reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry, measures blood flow to the fingers during blood pressure inflation and release.
—Mayo Clinic News Network, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2019
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“Hyperemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperemia. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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hyperemia
noun
hy·per·emia
variants
or chiefly British hyperaemia
: excess of blood in a body part (as from an increased flow of blood due to vasodilation) : congestion
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