Definition of "ischemic" []

• Characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia—local anaemia due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply. (adjective)

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• "Ischemia or ischemic comes from the Greek word to "keep back" or "stop" the supply of blood to an area."
• "According to the American Heart Association, stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Eighty-seven percent of strokes are called ischemic strokes, where clots or plaque block blood flow to the brain."
• "There's one type that we call ischemic stroke, and that occurs when a blood vessel is closed off."