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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

The cause was a cerebral hemorrhage, said his wife, Kathleen Lacey.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2023

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

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

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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