ischemia (redirected from Cerebral ischemia)

is·che·mi·a  (-skm-)

n.

A decrease in the blood supply to a bodily organ, tissue, or part caused by constriction or obstruction of the blood vessels.

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[New Latin ischaemia, from Greek iskhaimos, a stopping of the blood : iskhein, to keep back; see segh- in Indo-European roots + haima, blood.]

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i·schemic adj.

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ischemia - local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism ischaemia ischaemic stroke, ischemic stroke - the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel) TIA, transient ischemic attack - brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage anemia, anaemia - a deficiency of red blood cells