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Definition of: ischemia
(is·kē′·mē·ə) noun Pathol.
A localized deficiency of blood, as from a contracted blood vessel. Also is·chae′mi·a. [<NL <Gk. ischein hold, check + -EMIA]
—is·che′mic adjective
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