Ischemia

Published on Circulatory system.

It may also be spelled ischaemia or ischæmia.

From the Greek, isch that means restriction and hema or haema that means blood. It is a restriction in blood supply, generally due to factors in the arteries, with resultant damage or dysfunction of tissues. It is the result of a masculine, stubborn, very yang behaviour.

Please see Circulatory system – arterial system

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