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ischaemia

Pronunciation: /ɪˈskiːmɪə/

(US ischemia)
Definition of ischaemia

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles.

Derivatives

ischaemic

adjective

Origin:

late 19th century (denoting the staunching of bleeding): modern Latin, from Greek iskhaimos 'stopping blood', from iskhein 'keep back' + haima 'blood'

ischaemia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of ischaemia in the US English dictionary