cerebral thrombosis

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noun Pathology.

formation of a clot or other blockage in one of the blood vessels of the brain, often followed by neurologic damage; a type of stroke.

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Words nearby cerebral thrombosis

cerebral palsy, cerebral peduncle, cerebral sinus, cerebral sphingolipidosis, cerebral tetanus, cerebral thrombosis, cerebral vesicle, cerebrate, cerebration, cerebric, cerebriform

How to use cerebral thrombosis in a sentence

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Its pleasures are undoubtedly visual, but also more cerebral than many of the other performing arts.
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Honor called the move “ballsy” and his friend shot back, “Cerebral ballsy!”
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Now, the intrusion of a definite, uncontorted memory was evidence of returning cerebral activity.
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If the thrombosis takes place in the brain, consciousness will be lost, and the patient will often die without recovering it.
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If the patient has been very much run down, death may take place from thrombosis of some of the arteries.
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The cerebral neurasthenic makes rash, impetuous changes in his mode of life.
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The rest of the subjects are still lodged within the cerebral cells of the author.
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Cultural definitions for cerebral thrombosis

cerebral thrombosis

[ (throm-boh-sis) ]

A thrombosis in the brain.