cerebrovascular accident

noun

, Pathology.

1. stroke ¹( def 6 ). : CVA

cerebrovascular accident

noun

1. a sudden interruption of the blood supply to the brain caused by rupture of an artery in the brain ( cerebral haemorrhage ) or the blocking of a blood vessel, as by a clot of blood ( cerebral occlusion ) See apoplexy stroke

cerebrovascular accident

/ sĕr′ə-brō-văs′kyə-lər,sə-rē′brō- /

1. See stroke

Word History and Origins

Origin of cerebrovascular accident¹

First recorded in 1930–35