n.
Pronunciation: is- ' k ē -m ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin ischaemia, from ischaemus styptic, from Greek ischaimos, from ischein to restrain (akin to Greek echein to hold) + haima blood ― more at SCHEME
Date: 1855
: deficient supply of blood to a body part (as the heart or brain) that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood
– is · che · mic \ -mik \ adjective