ischemic

• ischaemic (UK)
• ischæmic (obsolete)

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈskiːmɪk/
• Rhymes: -iːmɪk
• Hyphenation: is‧che‧mic

ischemic (comparative more ischemic, superlative most ischemic)

1. (pathology) Characteristic of, or accompanied by, ischemia — localised anaemia due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply, creating a local disturbance in blood circulation.

   Antonyms: intraischemic, microischemic, nonischemic

   • 2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.3, at p.59:

     Dr. Salazar was a fast talker, devoid of personality. Lolly's vitals had stabilised, she said. Her stroke was ischemic, caused by a clot rather than a rupture. She'd come in exhibiting classic symptoms: weakness on her left side, double vision, aphasia.
     "What's aphasia?" I said.
     "A disconnect between what the patient's trying to say and what's being communicated. For instance, Louella thinks to herself, I'm thirsty. I want more ice chips. But when she verbalises it, it comes out as gibberish."

Borrowed from French ischémique.

ischemic m or n (feminine singular ischemică, masculine plural ischemici, feminine and neuter plural ischemice)

1. ischemic