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Word of the Day
Ischia. The newest Motorola handset to clear FCC certification. Good grief, who thought of “Ischia”? How do they plan to pronounce it?
Being medically-minded, I look at that brand name and think instantly: Ischemia.
(Ischemia: A decrease in the blood supply — and therefore oxygen flow — to an organ, tissue, or body part. Ischemia is often associated with tissue destruction or death.)
An ischemic limb might be blue or black… you get the point. “Ischia” is not evoking pretty pictures in my mind.
The only other word that comes to mind is eschar (eschar: a necrotic mass of tissue).
Ew.
[via Crave]
