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cerebral hemorrhage

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of cerebral hemorrhage

First recorded in 1870–75

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Then, in 1833, Hallam died from a cerebral hemorrhage.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

On 21 May 1925, Ueno, then 53, died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2023

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 Mar. 29, 2023

His son, Ulrich, said the cause was a cerebral hemorrhage.

From New York Times Dec. 4, 2022

He looks at me in a way that causes a minor cerebral hemorrhage.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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