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A recent story in Asimov's referred to a character having an "ischemic defect" in his heart.
MW11 says that "ischemia" is a "deficient supply of blood to a body part [...] due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood."
Posted by Jed on June 9, 2006 8:40 AM | Permalink
I remember "ischemic" from my previous life as a temp in the neurology department at a hospital. It was the "I" in TIA (which, before I became all Internet-y, stood for transient ischemic attack, not thanks in advance :).
Posted by: Lori | June 15, 2006 12:52 PM
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I remember "ischemic" from my previous life as a temp in the neurology department at a hospital. It was the "I" in TIA (which, before I became all Internet-y, stood for transient ischemic attack, not thanks in advance :).
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