ischaemia (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ischaemia*:
NOUN	state	ischaemia, ischemia	local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism

English > *ischaemia*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	Local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism.
Synonym	ischemia
Narrower	ischemic stroke, ischaemic stroke	The most common kind of stroke
Narrower	transient ischemic attack, TIA	brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply
Broader	anemia, anaemia	A deficiency of red blood cells
Spanish	anemia local, isquemia
Catalan	isquèmia
Adjectives	ischaemic	relating to or affected by ischemia

HyperDic: ischaemia