noun
also is·chae·mia ə̇ˈskēmēə
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin ischaemia, from ischaemus styptic, stopping blood (from Greek ischaimos, from ischein to check, restrain + haima blood) + -ia; akin to Greek echein to have, hold — more at scheme , hem-
: localized tissue anemia due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood (as by the narrowing of arteries by spasm or disease)
cerebral ischemia
renal ischemia
myocardial ischemia
• is·che·mic also is·chae·mic (ˈ)i|skēmik, əˈs- adjective