haemorrhagic stroke

Definitions of haemorrhagic stroke
  1. noun
    stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
    synonyms: hemorrhagic stroke
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    type of:
    CVA, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, stroke
    a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
    bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage
    the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
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