Meanings
plural ischemias · plural ischemiae · alternative UK ischaemia · alternative UK obsolete ischæmia
- UScountableuncountablecardiologyLocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).
Coordinate term: hypoperfusion
Antonyms: reperfusion
Synonyms & antonyms
nounLocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).
More synonyms by meaning
nounlocal anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- New Latinischaemiae
- Ancient Greekἴσχαιμος“stoppage of blood flow”
- New Latinischaemia
- Englishischemia
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نقص التروية
- نقص الترويةlocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Basque iskemia
- iskemialocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Catalan isquèmia
- isquèmialocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Chinese Mandarin 缺血
- 缺血 (quēxuè)local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Czech ischémie
- ischémielocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Danish iskæmi
- iskæmilocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Dutch ischemie
- ischemielocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Esperanto iskemio
- iskemiolocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Estonian isheemia
- isheemialocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Finnish iskemia
- iskemialocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
French ischémie
- ischémielocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
German Ischämie
- Ischämielocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Greek ισχαιμία
- ισχαιμία (ischaimía)local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Hebrew איסכמיה
- איסכמיהlocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Hindi स्थानिक अरक्तता
- स्थानिक अरक्तता (sthānik araktatā)local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Hungarian iszkémia
- iszkémialocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Icelandic blóðþurrð
- blóðþurrðlocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Indonesian iskemia
- iskemialocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Italian ischemia
- ischemialocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Japanese 虚血
- 虚血 (kyoketsu)local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Korean 허혈
- 허혈 (heohyeol)local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Norwegian Bokmål iskemi
- iskemilocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Persian ایسکمی
- ایسکمیlocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Polish niedokrwienie, ischemia
- niedokrwienielocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
- ischemialocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Portuguese isquemia
- isquemialocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Romanian ischemie
- ischemielocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Russian ишеми́я
- ишеми́я (išemíja)local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Spanish isquemia
- isquemialocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Thai การขาดเลือดเฉพาะที่
- การขาดเลือดเฉพาะที่local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Turkish iskemi
- iskemilocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Ukrainian ішемі́я
- ішемі́я (išemíja)local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Urdu اقفار
- اقفارlocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Vietnamese thiếu máu cục bộ
- thiếu máu cục bộlocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ischemia
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ischemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ischemia
“ischemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ischemia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ischemia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ischemia.
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