mesenteric ischaemia
mesenteric ischaemia
(1) A condition characterised by decreased blood flow to the organs (e.g., colon) supplied by the mesenteric arteries. Abdominal angina is the term most widely used by the lay public; chronic intestinal ischemia is most widely used in journals that publish with American spelling; chronic mesenteric ischaemia is preferred by journals that use British English.(2) A nonspecific term for any compromise in blood flow to the mesenteric arteries, regardless of periodicity or speed of onset.