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ischemic stroke vs ischaemia

ischaemia vs ischemic stroke

ischemic stroke and ischaemia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ischemic stroke Yes No No No
ischaemia Yes No No No
As nouns, ischaemia is a hypernym of ischemic stroke; that is, ischaemia is a word with a broader meaning than ischemic stroke:
  • ischemic stroke: the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)
  • ischaemia: local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
Other hypernyms of ischemic stroke include apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA, stroke, ischemia.
ischemic stroke (noun) ischaemia (noun)
the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel) local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
Difference between ischemic stroke and ischaemia

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