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noun, feminine

isquemia

/isˈkemja/

noun, feminine/isˈkemja/plural: isquemias

ischemia

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”).