ischæmic
ischæmic is the archaic form of ischemic.
Meaning of ischemic
Adjective
ischemic (comparative more ischemic, superlative most ischemic)
- Characteristic of, or accompanied by, ischemia — localised anaemia due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply, creating a local disturbance in blood circulation.
- Dr. Salazar was a fast talker, devoid of personality. Lolly's vitals had stabilised, she said. Her stroke was ischemic, caused by a clot rather than a rupture. She'd come in exhibiting classic symptoms: weakness on her left side, double vision, aphasia.
"What's aphasia?" I said.
"A disconnect...2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.3, at p.59
- Antonyms:
- intraischemic, microischemic, nonischemic
- Dr. Salazar was a fast talker, devoid of personality. Lolly's vitals had stabilised, she said. Her stroke was ischemic, caused by a clot rather than a rupture. She'd come in exhibiting classic symptoms: weakness on her left side, double vision, aphasia.
Forms of ischæmic
| comparative | more ischæmic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ischæmic |
Questions about ischæmic
- What is ischæmic the archaic form of?
- Ischæmic is the archaic form of ischemic.
Words near ischæmic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ischæmic (page history and authors); ischemic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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