different between cardiomyopathy vs ischemia

English

Etymology

cardio- +? myopathy

Noun

cardiomyopathy (plural cardiomyopathies)

1. (pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.

Synonyms

• myocardiopathy

Translations

Anagrams

• myocardiopathy

English

Etymology

From New Latin ischaemia, from Ancient Greek ???????? (ískhaimos, “stoppage of blood flow”), from ?????? (ískh?), ?????? (iskhán?, “to hold back, restrain; to stay, stop”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *se??- (“to hold; to overcome”)) + ???? (haîma, “blood”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *say- (“thick or viscous liquid”)).

The plural form ischemiae is also from New Latin ischaemiae.

Pronunciation

• Singular:
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??ski?.mi.?/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /??ski.mi.?/
  • Rhymes: -i?mi?
  • Hyphenation: isch?e?mia
• Plural (ischemiae):
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??ski?.mi.a?/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /??ski.mi.a?/
  • Hyphenation: isch?e?mi?ae

Noun

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

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

Alternative forms

• ischaemia (Britain)
• ischæmia (Britain, obsolete)

Derived terms

Translations

References

Further reading

• ischemia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Noun

ischemia f (plural ischemie)

1. (pathology) ischaemia, ischemia

Derived terms

• ischemico