Cerebrovascular Accident (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Pathology.
  1. stroke1 (def. 6). Abbreviation: CVA
noun
  1. 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)
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