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ischaemia

 

Inadequate blood supply to a tissue.

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Local and temporary deficiency of the blood supply to tissues, chiefly due to constriction, of blood vessels. Oxygen deficiency may cause pain in the tissue (ischaemic pain).

 
 

 

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