ischaemia
Britishnoun
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Etymology
Origin of ischaemia
C19: from Greek iskhein to restrict, + -emia
Example Sentences
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The medical cause of death was recorded as acute intestinal ischaemia, a medical emergency caused by the blood flow to the bowel being restricted.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2024
The pathologies of heart conditions are complex and interwoven, but they often start with ischaemia.
From Scientific American • Nov. 29, 2021
So far, only three treatments have earned conditional approval: one for spinal-cord injury, one for heart disease and one for critical limb ischaemia, a painful condition characterized by reduced blood flow to the extremities.
From Nature • Sep. 24, 2019
This algae-based treatment could reduce the need for amputations in people with critical limb ischaemia, when blood flow to the legs is severely restricted.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2019
Larger dilations to glutamate in low O may reflect less production of 20-HETE from arachidonic acid. c, In ischaemia, the decrease of ATP concentration leads to a rise of Ca in pericytes.
From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014
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