Ischemia Definition
ĭ-skēmē-ə
noun
A lack of blood supply in an organ or tissue.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Ischemia
Noun
Singular:
ischemia
Plural:
ischemiasOrigin of Ischemia
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New Latin ischaemia from Greek iskhaimos a stopping of the blood iskhein to keep back segh- in Indo-European roots haima blood
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek ἴσχω (iskhō), ἰσχάνω (iskhanō, “to hold”) + αἷμα (haima, “blood”).
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