cerebrovascular accident
noun Pathology.
stroke1(def 6). Abbreviation: CVA
Origin of cerebrovascular accident
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby cerebrovascular accident
cerebrospinant,
cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis,
cerebrotomy,
cerebrotonia,
cerebrovascular,
cerebrovascular accident,
cerebrum,
cerecloth,
ceredigion,
cerement,
ceremonial
British Dictionary definitions for cerebrovascular accident
cerebrovascular accident
cerebral vascular accident
noun
a sudden interruption of the blood supply to the brain caused by rupture of an artery in the brain (cerebral haemorrhage) or the blocking of a blood vessel, as by a clot of blood (cerebral occlusion)
See apoplexy, stroke (def. 4)
Medical definitions for cerebrovascular accident
cerebrovascular accident
n.
stroke
Scientific definitions for cerebrovascular accident
cerebrovascular accident
[ sĕr′ə-brō-văs′kyə-lər, sə-rē′brō- ]
See stroke.