Added 10 October 2026
ischemia
/ɪˈskiː.mi.ə/ noun
Latin root: ischaemia Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ischemia at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism.
Origin
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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