Question: What are the origins of the word ischemic??
Answer:
What are the origins of the word ischemic?
The word ischemia (/ɪˈskiːmiə/) is from Greek ἴσχαιμος iskhaimos, "staunching blood" from ἴσχω iskhο, "keep back, restrain" and αἷμα haima, "blood".
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