How do you pronounce ischemic?
What does the word Ischaemic mean?
: deficient supply of blood to a body part (as the heart or brain) that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood (as by the narrowing of arteries by spasm or disease) Other Words from ischemia. ischemic or chiefly British ischaemic -mik adjective.
What is the root of ischemia?
The word ischemia comes from the Greek ischein, meaning “to suppress,” and the suffix -emia, which is used in terms involving blood (such as anemia). The symptoms of ischemia are often related to the organ or area that is short of blood.