ischemia
noun
is·che·mia
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Definition of ischemia
: deficient supply of blood to a body part (such as the heart or brain) that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood
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Other Words from ischemia
ischemic
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of ischemia in a Sentence
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Decreased blood flow to the brain can create a myriad of health problems including brain ischemia, which can cause blindness, speaking impairments and unconsciousness. — Deasia Paige, Detroit Free Press, "Study: Your necktie could be reducing blood flow to your brain," 9 July 2018 During recovery, Malec developed ischemia of her limbs — a lack of blood supply to certain parts of the body, according to SWNS. — Nicole Darrah, Fox News, "Mom has arm, fingers, both legs cut off after doctors failed to spot deadly disease," 11 Mar. 2018 Decreased blood flow to the brain can create a myriad of health problems including brain ischemia, which can cause blindness, speaking impairments and unconsciousness. — Deasia Paige, Detroit Free Press, "Study: Your necktie could be reducing blood flow to your brain," 9 July 2018 During recovery, Malec developed ischemia of her limbs — a lack of blood supply to certain parts of the body, according to SWNS. — Nicole Darrah, Fox News, "Mom has arm, fingers, both legs cut off after doctors failed to spot deadly disease," 11 Mar. 2018 This obstruction is referred to as capillary nonperfusion, or macular ischemia. — Heather Napolitano, Philly.com, "Struggling with vision loss, she finds new purpose in Philly's Foundation Fighting Blindness," 29 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ischemia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for ischemia
ischemia
noun
isch·emia
variants:
or chiefly British ischaemia \ is-ˈkē-mē-ə
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Medical Definition of ischemia
: deficient supply of blood to a body part (as the heart or brain) that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood (as by the narrowing of arteries by spasm or disease)
Other Words from ischemia
ischemic
or chiefly British ischaemic \ -mik
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adjective
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adjective
ischemically
or chiefly British ischaemically \ -mi-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb