Main Entry: is·sue

Pronunciation: \ˈish-(ˌ)ü, chiefly British ˈis-(ˌ)yü\

Function: noun

1 : progeny
2 a : a discharge (as of blood) from the body that is caused by disease or other physical disorder or that is produced artificially <a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians—Luke 8:43 (Authorized Version)> b : an incision made to produce such a discharge