isquemia

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See also: isquèmia

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -iɐ
  • Hyphenation: is‧que‧mi‧a

Noun

isquemia f (plural isquemias)

  1. (pathology, cardiology) ischemia (local disturbance in blood circulation)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /isˈkemja/
  • Rhymes: -emja
  • Syllabification: is‧que‧mia

Noun

isquemia f (plural isquemias)

  1. ischemia

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