cerebrovascular accident
Origin of cerebrovascular accident
1First recorded in 1930–35
Words Nearby cerebrovascular accident
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British Dictionary definitions for cerebrovascular accident
cerebrovascular accident
noun
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 (def. 4)
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Scientific definitions for cerebrovascular accident
cerebrovascular accident
[ sĕr′ə-brō-văs′kyə-lər, sə-rē′brō- ]
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