ischemia
nounUK /ɪˈskiː.mi.ə/ · US /ɪˈski.mi.ə/
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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Cardiology, Medicine, Pathology, Sciences US Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).
- Coordinate term: hypoperfusion
- Derived terms
- antiischemic, extraischemic, intraischemic, ischaemically, ischemically, ischaemic, ischemic, ischaemous, ischemous, ischemial, microischemia, microischemic, nonischaemic, nonischemic, periischemic, postischaemic, postischemic, postischemia, thromboischemic, transient ischaemic attack, transient ischemic attack