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Where does “ischemic” come from?

ischemic (English) comes from French ischémique, from French ischémie, from New Latin ischaemia, from Ancient Greek ἴσχαιμος, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

ischemic (English): Characteristic of, or accompanied by,...

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of, or accompanied by,...

Ancestry of “ischemic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchischémiqueischemic
2Frenchischémieischemia
3New Latinischaemia—
4Ancient Greekἴσχαιμος—
5Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
6Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “ischemic”

  • nonischemic
  • postischemic
  • antiischemic
  • preischemic
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