HyperDic: transient_ischemic_attack

English > 1 sense of the expression transient ischemic attack:
NOUNstatetransient ischemic attack, TIAbrief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply
English > transient ischemic attack: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningbrief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage.
SynonymTIA
Broaderischemia, ischaemiaLocal anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
Spanishataque isquémico transitorio

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