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Ischemia

//ɪˈskiː.mi.ə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction). US, countable, uncountable

    "Coordinate term: hypoperfusion"

  2. 2
    local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism wordnet

Etymology

From New Latin ischaemia, from Ancient Greek ἴσχαιμος (ískhaimos, “stoppage of blood flow”), from ῐ̓́σχω (ĭ́skhō, “to hold back, restrain; to stay, stop”) + αἷμᾰ (haîmă, “blood”). The plural form ischemiae is also from New Latin ischaemiae.

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