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cerebral ischemia

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cerebral ischemia,
n the reduction or loss of oxygen to the cerebrum; prolonged ischemia may lead to cerebral infarction.

ischemia
deficiency of blood in a part, due to functional constriction or actual obstruction of a blood vessel.

cerebral ischemia
brain anoxia.
myocardial ischemia
deficiency of blood supply to the heart muscle, due to obstruction or constriction of the coronary arteries.
renal ischemia
severe or prolonged ischemia causes irreversible renal failure and death from uremia. Called also ischemic nephrosis.


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