Ischemia
The word "ischemia" () is from Greek ἴσχαιμος "iskhaimos", "staunching blood" from ἴσχω "iskhο", "keep back, restrain" and αἷμα "haima", "blood".
Stroke
Among people with ischemic strokes, misdiagnosed occurs 2 to 26% of the time. A "stroke chameleon" (SC) is stroke which is diagnosed as something else.