[i-skee-mee-uh] 
| local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow. |
[i-skee-mik, -skem-ik] , adjective | is·che·mi·a (ĭ-skē'mē-ə) 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. |
ischemia is·che·mi·a (ĭ-skē'mē-ə)
n.
A decrease in the blood supply to a bodily organ, tissue, or part caused by constriction or obstruction of the blood vessels.
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