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Word entry · 8 letters

ischemia

Best crossword clue

"Restricted blood flow"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈskiː.mi.ə/Part of speech nounSorted acehiimsStarts with IEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism

Word 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”).

Used in a sentence

  • Coordinate term: hypoperfusion

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