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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4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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