ischaemic stroke

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Noun ischaemic stroke has 1 sense

ischemic stroke, ischaemic 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)
--₁ is a kind of stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA; ischemia, ischaemia

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Definition:

An ischaemic stroke refers to a medical condition characterized by a sudden loss of blood supply to the brain, usually caused by a blood clot or a blockage in one of the blood vessels.

Examples:

Noun: He suffered from a severe ischaemic stroke that left him with temporary paralysis on one side of his body.

Adjective: The patient underwent a series of ischaemic stroke treatments to restore blood flow to the affected area of the brain.

Verb: The doctor warned her that smoking could ischaemically stroke the blood vessels, increasing the risk of a stroke.

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