| Bier's hyperaemia | An obsolete term for hyperaemia produced by Bier's method. Collateral hyperaemia, increased blood flow through abundant collateral channels when the circulation through the main artery to a part is arrested, as when the blood supply to one lung or to a portion of it is occluded the blood flow to the other lung or portion of a lung is increased. Constriction hyperaemia, obsolete term for hyperaemia produced by Bier's method. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Bier, August | <person> German surgeon, 1861-1949. See: Bier's amputation, Bier's hyperaemia, Bier's method. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Bier's amputation | Osteoplastic amputation of tibia and fibula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bier's method | Treatment of various surgical conditions by reactive hyperaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arterial hyperaemia | active hyperaemia |
| venous hyperaemia | Hyperaemia due to an obstruction in the flow of blood from the affected part, the venous radicles becoming distended. Synonym: venous hyperaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reactive hyperaemia | Hyperaemia following the arrest and subsequent restoration of the blood supply to a part. (05 Mar 2000) |
| passive hyperaemia | Hyperaemia due to an obstruction in the flow of blood from the affected part, the venous radicles becoming distended. Synonym: venous hyperaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| peristatic hyperaemia | Phases of inactivity of vasoconstriction in inflammation. Synonym: peristatic hyperaemia. Origin: peri-+ G. Stasis, a standing still (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyperaemia | <haematology> An excess of blood in a part, engorgement. (04 Mar 1998) |
| fluxionary hyperaemia | active hyperaemia |