ISCHAEMIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ischaemic mean? 

• ISCHAEMIC (adjective)
  The adjective ISCHAEMIC has 1 sense:

1. relating to or affected by ischemia

  Familiarity information: ISCHAEMIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ISCHAEMIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or affected by ischemia

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

ischaemic; ischemic

Pertainym:

ischaemia (local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism)

Derivation:

ischaemia (local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism)

 Context examples 

Organisms of the genus Elaeophora infect wild elk and domestic sheep causing ischaemic necrosis of the brain, blindness, and dermatosis of the face.

(Filariasis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The study conducted by The Heart Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark, investigated whether poor social network was associated with worse outcomes in 13,463 patients with ischaemic heart disease, arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm), heart failure, or heart valve disease.

(Loneliness Is Bad for Heart, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)