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ischemic

adjective

Simple meaning

Characteristic of, or accompanied by, ischemia — localised anaemia due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply, creating a local disturbance in blood circulation.

Pronunciation

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ihskeemik

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɪsˈkimɪk

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Definition

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adjective

  1. pathology

    Characteristic of, or accompanied by, ischemia — localised anaemia due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply, creating a local disturbance in blood circulation.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C1 · Advanced (estimated)
Frequency
Uncommon
Typical Use
Varies by meaning

Word Aura™

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This meaning: (pathology) Characteristic of, or accompanied by, ischemia — localised anaemia due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply, creating a local disturbance in blood circulation.

Used this way, ischemic is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Medicine/healthcare
  • Science
  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

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ischemic strokeischemic colitisischemic cardiomyopathyischemic heartischemic injuryischemic attacksischemic brainischemic damage

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Word Family

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Compound terms

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  • ischemic anoxianounCompound term

    Anoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure).

  • ischemic hypoxianounCompound term

    Hypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure).

  • ischemic strokenounCompound term

    The most common kind of stroke.

  • transient ischemic attacknounCompound term

    Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.

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