different between embolism vs ischemic

embolism

English

Etymology

From Old French embolisme (intercalation of days in a calendar to correct errors), from Late Latin embolismus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (embolismós, intercalary).

Noun

embolism (plural embolisms)

  1. (pathology) An obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.
  2. The insertion or intercalation of days into the calendar in order to correct the error arising from the difference between the civil year and the solar year.
  3. An intercalated prayer for deliverance from evil coming after the Lord's Prayer.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • embolus

Translations

See also

  • thrombosis

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ischemic

English

Alternative forms

  • (UK) ischaemic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??ski?m?k/
  • Rhymes: -i?m?k
  • Hyphenation: is?che?mic

Adjective

ischemic (comparative more ischemic, superlative most ischemic)

  1. (pathology) Characteristic of, or accompanied by, ischemia—local anaemia due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply.

Antonyms

  • intraischemic
  • microischemic
  • nonischemic

Derived terms

Translations


Romanian

Etymology

From French ischémique

Adjective

ischemic m or n (feminine singular ischemic?, masculine plural ischemici, feminine and neuter plural ischemice)

  1. ischemic

Declension

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