cerebral hemorrhage

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. hemorrhage from a blood vessel into the cerebrum, often followed by neurologic damage; a type of stroke.

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Etymology

Origin of cerebral hemorrhage

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

For an hour the four of us watched the effect of the cerebral hemorrhage spread slowly over her body.

From Literature

"Our findings may have profound clinical implications, as we identified a link between red blood cell damage and cerebral hemorrhages that occurs at the capillary level."

From Science Daily

His wife, Jan Twilley, said the cause was a cerebral hemorrhage.

From New York Times

Joe’s mother died of a cerebral hemorrhage when he was 13.

From New York Times

It was his overly ambitious cross-country whistle-stop tour that exhausted the president and induced a catastrophic cerebral hemorrhage, paralyzing his left side, affecting his speech and weakening his cognitive ability.

From Washington Post