ischaemia
RESTRICTION IN BLOOD SUPPLY TO TISSUES, CAUSING A SHORTAGE OF OXYGEN AND GLUCOSE
Ischaemia; Ischemic; Ischaemic; Vascular obstruction; Ischemic fiber degeneration; Cold ischemia; Warm ischemia; Eskemic; Heart ischemia; Ischemic injury; Ischemic damage; Intermittent blood supply; Nonischemic; Non-ischemic; Peripheral ischaemia; Acute arterial ischemic disorder; Ischæmia; Causes of ischemia
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(US ischemia)
¦ noun Medicine an inadequate blood supply to a part of the body, especially the heart muscles.
Derivatives
ischaemic adjective
Origin
C19 (denoting the staunching of bleeding): mod. L., from Gk iskhaimos 'stopping blood'.