Definition of "ischemia" [ischemia]

• A decrease in the blood supply to a bodily organ, tissue, or part caused by constriction or obstruction of the blood vessels. (noun)

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• "In any case, in either language, I wasnt familiar with the word ischemia, it turned out to be, a localized anemia that obstructed arterial blood flow; I would find it in the dictionary much later."
• "The treatment failed in a Phase III study to demonstrate superiority compared with a placebo in preventing major amputation or death for patients of critical limb ischemia, which is characterized by the obstruction of arteries and decreasing blood flow to hands, legs and feet."
• "Lowry et al. reported the rapid depletion of the normally significant amount of G16P2 during mouse brain ischemia."