ischemia
Syllables: isch·e·mia/ɪˈskiː.mi.ə/US/ɪˈski.mi.ə/
ischemia noun: local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).

Noun
ischemia (countable and uncountable, plural ischemias or ischemiae)
- Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).
- Coordinate term: hypoperfusion
- Antonyms:
- reperfusion
ischemia meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
ischemia in Hindi
- local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
- स्थानिक अरक्तता sthānik araktatā
ischemia in Tamil
- குருதி ஊட்டக்குறை, குருதியோட்டக்குறை, இரத்த ஓட்ட குறைவு
ischemia in Urdu
- local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
- اقفار
ischemia in Bengali
- থ্রম্বোসিস
More languagesFewer languages
- ischemia in Arabic
- نقص التروية
- ischemia in Indonesian
- iskemia
- ischemia in Persian
- ایسکمی
- ischemia in Thai
- การขาดเลือดเฉพาะที่
- ischemia in Vietnamese
- thiếu máu cục bộ
Antonyms of ischemia
Forms of ischemia
| plural | ischemias |
|---|---|
| plural | ischemiae |
| alternative UK | ischaemia |
| alternative UK (obsolete) | ischæmia |
Origin of ischemia
From New Latin ischaemia, from Ancient Greek ἴσχαιμος (ískhaimos, “stoppage of blood flow”), from ῐ̓́σχω (ĭ́skhō, “to hold back, restrain; to stay, stop”) + αἷμᾰ (haîmă, “blood”). The plural form ischemiae is also from New Latin ischaemiae.
Words formed from ischemia
Words that rhyme with ischemia
Questions about ischemia
- What does ischemia mean?
- Ischemia means local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).
- What is ischemia in Hindi?
- Ischemia in Hindi is स्थानिक अरक्तता (sthānik araktatā). See Ischemia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ischemia?
- Ischemia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ischemia?
- Ischemia is pronounced /ɪˈskiː.mi.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ischemia?
- The plural of ischemia is ischemias.
Words near ischemia in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ischemia (page history and authors); ischemia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ischemia (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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