ischemic
Syllables: is·che·mic/ɪˈskiːmɪk/
ischemic adjective: characteristic of, or accompanied by, ischemia — localised anaemia due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply, creating a local disturbance in blood circulation.
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.
Antonyms of ischemic
Forms of ischemic
| comparative | more ischemic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ischemic |
| alternative UK | ischaemic |
| alternative form (obsolete) | ischæmic |
Words formed from ischemic
- antiischemic
- extraischemic
- ischemically
- ischemic bone necrosis
- ischemic cascade
- ischemic colitis
- ischemic hypoxia
- periischemic
- postischemic
- preischemic
- thromboischemic
- transient ischemic attack
Phrases with ischemic
Words that rhyme with ischemic
- epistemic
- phonemic
- anemic
- asemic
- bimorphemic
- graphemic
- hemic
- limnemic
- aglycemic
- anaemic
- antiglycemic
- blastemic
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- cachaemic
- cachemic
- calcaemic
- calcemic
- cenemic
- cheremic
- cholaemic
- chronemic
- classemic
- copraemic
- copremic
- dimorphemic
- dysaemic
- dyscalcemic
- dyssemic
- edemic
- emic
- eucalcemic
- extraischemic
- fungaemic
- fungemic
- glycaemic
- glycemic
- haemic
- heteromorphemic
- hydraemic
- hydremic
- hypercalcemic
- hypercupremic
- hyperferremic
- hyperkalaemic
- hyperkalemic
- hypervolemic
- hypocalcemic
- hypoferremic
- hypokalemic
- hypovolemic
- ischaemic
- leucaemic
- leucemic
- leukaemic
- leukemic
- lexemic
- lipaemic
- lipemic
- lithaemic
- lithemic
- ludemic
Questions about ischemic
- What does ischemic mean?
- Ischemic means characteristic of, or accompanied by, ischemia — localised anaemia due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply, creating a local disturbance in blood circulation.
- What part of speech is ischemic?
- Ischemic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce ischemic?
- Ischemic is pronounced /ɪˈskiːmɪk/.
Words near ischemic in the dictionary
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