| NOUN | state | ischaemic stroke, ischemic stroke | the most common kind of stroke |
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| Meaning | 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). | |
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| Synonym | ischemic stroke | |
| Broader | ischemia, ischaemia | Local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism |
| stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA | 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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