( NAmE is·che·mia /ɪˈskiːmiə/) noun
[ U ] ( medical ) the situation when the supply of blood to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles, is less than is needed
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent. (denoting the staunching of bleeding): modern Latin , from Greek iskhaimos stopping blood, from iskhein keep back + haima blood.