ISCHEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ischemia mean? 

• ISCHEMIA (noun)
  The noun ISCHEMIA has 1 sense:

1. local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism

  Familiarity information: ISCHEMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ISCHEMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

ischaemia; ischemia

Hypernyms ("ischemia" is a kind of...):

anaemia; anemia (a deficiency of red blood cells)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ischemia"):

ischaemic stroke; ischemic stroke (the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel))

TIA; transient ischemic attack (brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage)

Derivation:

ischemic (relating to or affected by ischemia)

 Context examples 

Causes include spinal cord tumors, spinal traumas, ischemia, and inflammatory processes affecting the spine.

(Brown-Sequard Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The likelihood an individual will develop ischemia is almost certain.

(High Ischemic Risk, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

It results in lumen narrowing and tissue ischemia.

(Arteriolosclerosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Of interest, HIF-1 is stabilized prior to induction of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression during acute ischemia in the human heart.

(Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The relative risk of developing ischemia determined by a cardiac stress test.

(Cardiac Ischemic Risk Score, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

The procedure in which physical activity is used to elicit signs and symptoms of myocardial ischemia.

(Cardiac Stress Test, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The findings could help many who have a condition called cardiac ischemia, which restricts blood flow and the delivery of oxygen to the heart muscles.

(Oxygen-Producing Bacteria Could Help Heart Attack Sufferers, VOA News)

While normally expressed at low levels in the heart in response to ischemia, AGS-8 has been found to be expressed in more than 70% of ovarian neoplasms.

(Anti-AGS-8 Monoclonal Antibody AGS-8M4, NCI Thesaurus)

The arterial occlusion results in chronic or acute pain usually in the lower limbs due to muscle ischemia.

(Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Ischemia; MENINGITIS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; and other disorders may be associated with this condition.

(Pituitary Gland Apoplexy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)