Ischemic

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or affected with ischemia.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia—local anaemia due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply.
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  • adjective. relating to or affected by ischemia
  • Word Usage
    "Ischemia or ischemic comes from the Greek word to "keep back" or "stop" the supply of blood to an area."
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