Ischemia has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
"The patient's severe chest pain was caused by ischemia when a blood clot blocked the artery supplying his heart muscle."
2
Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).
"The patient's sudden chest pain was confirmed as ischemia caused by a blood clot blocking flow to his heart muscle."
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