isquemia

See also: isquèmia

Portuguese

Etymology

From New Latin ischaemia, from Ancient Greek ἴσχαιμος (ískhaimos, stoppage of blood flow), from ῐ̓́σχω (ĭ́skhō, to hold back, restrain; to stay, stop) + αἷμᾰ (haîmă, blood).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.keˈmi.ɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.keˈmi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /is.keˈmi.a/

  • Rhymes: -iɐ
  • Hyphenation: is‧que‧mi‧a

Noun

isquemia f (plural isquemias)

  1. (pathology, cardiology) ischemia (local disturbance in blood circulation)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin ischaemia, from Ancient Greek ἴσχαιμος (ískhaimos, stoppage of blood flow), from ῐ̓́σχω (ĭ́skhō, to hold back, restrain; to stay, stop) + αἷμᾰ (haîmă, blood).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /isˈkemja/ [isˈke.mja]
  • Rhymes: -emja
  • Syllabification: is‧que‧mia

Noun

isquemia f (plural isquemias)

  1. ischemia

Further reading