ISCHEMIA


Meaning of ISCHEMIA in English

— ischemic /i skee"mik, -skem"ik/ , adj.

/i skee"mee euh/ , n. Pathol.

local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.

Also, ischaemia .

[ 1855-60; ísch ( ein ) to suppress, check + -EMIA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .