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ischemia, ischaemia
1. An inadequate supply of blood to a part of the body, caused by partial or total blockage of an artery.
2. A low oxygen state usually resulting from an obstruction of the arterial blood supply or inadequate blood flow leading to hypoxia in the tissue.
3. Local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction, thrombosis, or embolism.
2. A low oxygen state usually resulting from an obstruction of the arterial blood supply or inadequate blood flow leading to hypoxia in the tissue.
3. Local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction, thrombosis, or embolism.
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hem-, haem-, hemo-, haemo, hema-, haema-, hemato-, haemato-, hemat-, haemat-, -hemia, -haemia, -hemic, -haemic
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(Greek: an eating, or gnawing, sore ending in mortification, necrosis, or the death of bodily tissue; usually the result of ischemia or the loss of blood supply to the affected area, bacterial invasion, and subsequent putrefaction)