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- [ih-skee-mee-uh]
- /ɪˈski mi ə/
- /ɪˈskiː.mi.ə/
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- [ih-skee-mee-uh]
- /ɪˈski mi ə/
Definitions of ischemia word
- noun ischemia local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow. 1
- noun ischemia An inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles. 1
- noun ischemia a lack of blood supply in an organ or tissue 0
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Origin of ischemia
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; < Greek ísch(ein) to suppress, check + -emia
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Parts of speech for Ischemia
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ischemia popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ischemia usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ischemia
noun ischemia
- chlorosis — a disorder, formerly common in adolescent girls, characterized by pale greenish-yellow skin, weakness, and palpitation and caused by insufficient iron in the body
- emptiness — The state of containing nothing.
- lifeless — not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.
- aplastic anemia — a form of anemia resulting from a failure of the bone marrow to produce adequate quantities of the essential blood components, including leukocytes and platelets
- bloodless — A bloodless coup or victory is one in which nobody is killed.
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