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ISCHEMIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or affected by ischemia
Synonyms:
ischaemic; ischemic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
ischemia (local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism)
Derivation:
ischemia (local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism)
Context examples:
This gene plays in the regulation of cellular response to ischemic stress conditions.
(HYOU1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Ischemic necrosis of the pituitary gland.
(Pituitary Gland Infarction, NCI Thesaurus)
Ischemic or hemorrhagic necrosis of the pituitary gland.
(Pituitary Gland Necrosis, NCI Thesaurus)
Interruption of the blood supply to a portion of the placenta, resulting in ischemic necrosis.
(Placental Infarction, NCI Thesaurus)
They found that the rates for major cardiovascular events—including coronary heart disease, nonfatal heart attacks, and fatal and nonfatal ischemic stroke—were similar in the aspirin and the placebo groups.
(Daily low-dose aspirin found to have no effect on healthy life span in older people, National Institutes of Health)
The Stroke Hyperglycemia Insulin Network Effort (SHINE) study, a large, multisite clinical study, compared two commonly used strategies for glucose control in ischemic stroke patients.
(Researchers get a handle on how to control blood sugar after stroke, National Institutes of Health)
Sudden hemorrhage or ischemic necrosis involving the pituitary gland which may be associated with acute visual loss, severe headache, meningeal signs, cranial nerve palsies, panhypopituitarism, and rarely COMA.
(Pituitary Gland Apoplexy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
It may lead to severe abdominal pain and ischemic necrosis of the intestine.
(Abdominal Aortic Thrombosis, NCI Thesaurus)
This type of stroke, though less common than an ischemic stroke, is harder to treat and thus more dangerous to the person experiencing it.
(Low Levels of Bad Cholesterol Increase Stroke Risk, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A rare, potentially life-threatening disorder caused by acute ischemic infarction or hemorrhage in the pituitary gland.
(Pituitary Gland Apoplexy, NCI Thesaurus)
