ischemia

Meaning

Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).

Opposite of

reperfusion

Synonyms

ischaemia

Translations

ischémie

isquemia

ischemia

isquemia

Ischämie

isquèmia

ischemie

إقفار

anemia localizzata

restringimento del lume dei vasi

ذوى

îşemî

Isquémia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈskiː.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.