ischemia

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴσχω (ískhō), ἰσχάνω (iskhánō, “to hold”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈskiːmi.ə/
  • Rhymes: -iːmiə

Noun

ischemia (countable and uncountable, plural ischemias)

  1. (pathology, cardiology) Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (vasoconstriction, thrombosis or embolism).

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Italian

Noun

ischemia f (plural ischemie)

  1. (pathology) ischaemia, ischemia

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