is·che·mi·a ( -sk  m- )n. A decrease in the blood supply to a bodily organ, tissue, or part caused by constriction or obstruction of the blood vessels. [New Latin ischaemia, from Greek iskhaimos, a stopping of the blood : iskhein, to keep back; see segh- in Indo-European roots + haima, blood.] i·sche mic adj. |
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| Noun | 1. | ischemia - local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism 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 |
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