Ischemic


[ih-skee-mee-uh] /ɪˈski mi ə/

noun, Pathology.
1.
local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.

ischemia is·che·mi·a (ĭ-skē’mē-ə)
n.
A decrease in the blood supply to a bodily organ, tissue, or part caused by constriction or obstruction of the blood vessels.
i·sche’mic adj.

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