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Insufficiency vs Ischemia - What's the difference?

insufficiency | ischemia |

As nouns the difference between insufficiency and ischemia

is that insufficiency is the lack of sufficiency; a shortage or inadequacy while ischemia is (pathology|cardiology) local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (vasoconstriction, thrombosis or embolism).

insufficiency

English

Noun

(insufficiencies)
  • The lack of sufficiency; a shortage or inadequacy.
    • The troops went hungry because of the insufficiency of their supplies.

    Synonyms

    * unsufficiency (obsolete)

    ischemia

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (UK) * (UK)

    Noun

  • (pathology, cardiology) Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (vasoconstriction, thrombosis or embolism).

    • Derived terms

    * ischemic