# ischemia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈskiː.mi.ə/ · frequency rank #34,942

## Definitions
1. Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).

## 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”).
The plural form ischemiae is also from New Latin ischaemiae.

## Easily confused with
- **ischemic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ischemia-vs-ischemic)

## Common misspellings (11)
`icshemia`, `iscchemia`, `iscehmia`, `ischeima`, `ischemai`, `ischemmia`, `ischhemia`, `ischmeia`, `ishcemia`, `isschemia`, `sichemia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ischemia