VDict - Definition of cerebrovascular accident

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cerebrovascular accident

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Noun

a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

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Synonyms:
stroke apoplexy CVA

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