Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ischemic

/ɪˈskiːmɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: is-che-mic
IPA: /ɪˈskiːmɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

"Dr. Salazar was a fast talker, devoid of personality. Lolly's vitals had stabilised, she said. Her stroke was ischemic, caused by a clot rather than a rupture. She'd come in exhibiting classic symptoms: weakness on her left side, double vision, aphasia. "What's aphasia?" I said. "A disconnect between what the patient's trying to say and what's being communicated. For instance, Louella thinks to herself, I'm thirsty. I want more ice chips. But when she verbalises it, it comes out as gibberish.""

Inflected Forms

more ischemic (comparative) most ischemic (superlative) ischaemic (alternative, UK) ischæmic (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

antiischemic extraischemic ischemically periischemic postischemic preischemic thromboischemic

Phrases

ischemic bone necrosis ischemic cascade ischemic colitis ischemic hypoxia transient ischemic attack

Synonyms

ischaemic

Antonyms

intraischemic microischemic nonischemic

Rhymes With

academic non-academic epidemic systemic pandemic endemic polemic epistemic glycemic nemec nonacademic remick

Questions

How do you pronounce ischemic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈskiːmɪk/.
What does ischemic mean?: Characteristic of, or accompanied by, ischemia — localised anaemia due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply, creating a local disturbance in blood circulation.

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