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Ischemia vs Vasospasm - What's the difference?

ischemia | vasospasm |

As nouns the difference between ischemia and vasospasm

is that ischemia is (pathology|cardiology) local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (vasoconstriction, thrombosis or embolism) while vasospasm is spasm of the blood vessels, leading to vasoconstriction and potentially tissue ischemia and necrosis.

ischemia

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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

    • Derived terms

    * ischemic

    vasospasm

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia vasospasm)
  • Spasm of the blood vessels, leading to vasoconstriction and potentially tissue ischemia and necrosis.

    • Related terms

    * vasospastic