Definition
A condition where blood flow to tissues or organs is reduced or blocked, resulting in inadequate oxygen and nutrient delivery. This can cause tissue damage or death if prolonged.
Etymology
From Greek 'ischein' meaning 'to hold back' and 'haima' meaning 'blood.' The term literally means 'holding back blood' and was coined in the 19th century to describe this pathological condition.
Kelly Says
Think of ischemia as your tissues going on a forced diet - they're starving for oxygen and nutrients because the blood supply got cut off! It's like trying to water a garden with a kinked hose - the plants downstream start wilting.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እስክሚያ
ees-kee-mee-ya
ARالعربية
انسداد الأوعية الدموية
in-sa-dad al-oo-ee-yat al-dam-moo-ee-yah
BNবাংলা
অসিস্কিয়া
oh-sis-kee-yah
CACatalà
ischèmia
ee-skeh-mee-ah
CSČeština
ischemická
ee-sheh-mee-chee-ska
DADansk
iskemi
ee-skeh-mee
DEDeutsch
Ischämie
ish-mi-eh
ELΕλληνικά
ισημία
ee-see-mee-ah
ESEspañol
ischémica
ee-skeh-mee-kah
FAفارسی
کاهش خون
ka-heesh khoon
FISuomi
ischemia
ee-skeh-mee-ah
FRFrançais
ischémie
ee-skem-ee
GUGU
ઇશ્ચેમિયા
ee-sheh-mee-ya
HAHA
ischemia
ee-skeh-mee-ah
HEעברית
מחסור בדם
me-cho-sor be-dam
HIहिन्दी
इशेमिया
ee-sheh-mee-yah
HUMagyar
iszémia
ee-sheh-mee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
ischemia
ee-skeh-mee-ah
IGIG
ischemia
ee-skeh-mee-ah
ITItaliano
ischemia
ee-skeh-mee-ah
KKKK
ішемия
ee-sheh-mee-ya
KMKM
ការขาดឈាម
kaar-khaat-cheh-am
MRMR
इशेमिया
ee-sheh-mee-yah
MSBahasa Melayu
iskemi
ee-skeh-mee
MYမြန်မာ
အရောင် ကျဆုံး
a-yar-aung kya-sone
NLNederlands
ischemie
ee-skeh-mee
NONorsk
iskemi
ee-skeh-mee
PAPA
ਇਸ਼ੇਮੀਆ
ee-sheh-mee-ya
PLPolski
niedokrwienie
nee-doh-kvroo-vee-neh
PTPortuguês
ischemia
ee-skeh-mee-ah
RORomână
ischem
ee-sheh-mee
RUРусский
ишемия
ee-shee-mee-ya
SVSvenska
ischemi
ee-skeh-mee
SWKiswahili
ischemia
ee-skeh-mee-ah
TAதமிழ்
இரத்த குறைபாடு
irath kuray-paadu
TEతెలుగు
రక్త కొరత
ra-ktha ko-rata
THไทย
ภาวะขาดเลือด
pha-wa khat leoht
TLTL
ischemia
ee-skeh-mee-ah
TRTürkçe
iskeemi
is-kee-mee
UKУкраїнська
ішемія
ee-sheh-mee-ya
URاردو
خون کی کمی
khun ki kami
VITiếng Việt
viêm thiếu máu
vyehm shee-mau
YOYO
ischemia
ee-skeh-mee-ah
ZUZU
ischemia
ee-skeh-mee-ah