cerebrovascular accident

Definitions of cerebrovascular accident
  1. noun
    a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
    synonyms: CVA, apoplexy, stroke
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    types:
    ischaemic stroke, ischemic stroke
    the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)
    haemorrhagic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke
    stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
    type of:
    attack
    a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
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