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

"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

The death, in a hospital, was confirmed by his daughter Leah Pinsent, who said that he had collapsed the previous evening in his apartment after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage.

From New York Times