From New Latin ischaemia, from Ancient Greek ἴσχαιμος, from ῐ̓́σχω, ἰσχάνω (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-) + αἷμᾰ (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *say-).
The plural form ischemiae is also from New Latin ischaemiae.
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