Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0437 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Ischemia
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The idea
Ischemia is a deficiency of blood supply to a tissue.
In practice
Cardiac ischemia is reduced blood flow to the heart muscle.
Where people slip
Ischemia is reduced flow. Tissue death from it has a different term.
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