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ischemia.

ischaemia, ischemia

8 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/is.keˈmi.a/

  1. ischaemia, ischemia

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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”). By surface analysis, isco- + -emia.

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