ISCHEMIA

ischemia, ischaemia

(noun) local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ischemia (countable and uncountable, plural ischemias) (American spelling)

(pathology, cardiology) Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (vasoconstriction, thrombosis or embolism).

Source: Wiktionary



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3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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