ischemia

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English

WOTD – 29 September 2021

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Etymology

An ischemia in the blood vessels of the foot, leading to cyanosis (“a blue discolouration of the skin”) in the toes.

From New Latin ischaemia, from Ancient Greek ἴσχαιμος (ískhaimos, “stoppage of blood flow”), from ῐ̓́σχω (ískhō, “to hold back, restrain; to stay, stop”) + αἷμᾰ (haîma, “blood”).[1]

The plural form ischemiae is also from New Latin ischaemiae.

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Noun

ischemia (countable and uncountable, plural ischemias or ischemiae) (American spelling)

  1. (cardiology, pathology) Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).
    Antonym: reperfusion
    Hypernym: malperfusion
    Coordinate term: hypoperfusion

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References

  1. ^ “ischaemia | ischemia, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2020; “ischemia, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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Etymology

From New Latin ischaemia, from Ancient Greek ἴσχαιμος (ískhaimos, “stoppage of blood flow”), from ῐ̓́σχω (ískhō, “to hold back, restrain; to stay, stop”) + αἷμᾰ (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, isco- +‎ -emia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.skeˈmi.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: i‧sche‧mì‧a

Noun

ischemia f (plural ischemie)

  1. (pathology) ischaemia, ischemia

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Further reading

  • ischemia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • ischemia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • ischemia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • ischemìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • ischemia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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