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ischemic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɪˈskiːmɪk/
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  • rhymes with -iːmɪk
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Characteristic of, or accompanied by, ischemia — localised anaemia due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply, creating a local disturbance in blood circulation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: intraischemic, microischemic, nonischemic

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to or affected by ischemia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ischaemic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: isquèmic — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 缺血的 (quēxiě de) — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 缺血性的 (quēxiěxìng de) — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Czech: ischemický — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Dutch: ischemisch — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Finnish: iskeeminen — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • French: ischémique — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • German: ischämisch — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Greek: ισχαιμικός (ischaimikós) — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Hungarian: iszkémiás — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Hungarian: ischaemiás — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Italian: ischemico — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Kazakh: ишемиялық (işemiälyq) — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Polish: niedokrwienny — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Polish: ischemiczny — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Portuguese: isquêmico — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Portuguese: isquémico — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Romanian: ischemic — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Russian: ишеми́ческий (išemíčeskij) — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Spanish: isquémico — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Swedish: ischemisk — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia
  • Turkish: iskemik — characteristic of, or accompanied by ischemia