Hyperaemia (AmE hyperemia) is the medical condition in which blood congests in a part of the body. The condition may be subdivided into active hyperaemia, in which blood collects in an organ due to increased blood flow, and passive hyperaemia, in which blood collects in an organ due to an obstruction in the outflowing veins. American English (AmE) is the dialect of the English language used mostly in the United States of America. ... In biology, a vein is a blood vessel which carries blood toward the heart. ...

Active hyperemia is also a term used to describe dilation of arteriolar smooth muscle to increase blood flow in response to an increase in metabolism. Reactive hyperemia is the same but in response to a profound increase in blood flow to an organ after being occluded. There will be a shortage of oxygen and a build-up of metabolic waste.

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• Active and reactive hyperemia. Richard E. Klabunde, Ph.D. Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts. Accessed on 27 February 2006.