CVA

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A form of cerebrovascular accident — Stroke (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted).

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strokeapoplexycerebrovascular accident
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Meanings

nounCVA (plural CVAs)

plural CVAs

  1. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of cerebrovascular accident.
  2. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of costovertebral angle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

Similar
strokeapoplexycerebrovascular accident
Broader
attack
Also see
apoplexycerebrovascular accidentstroke

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish AVH
  • AVHinitialism of cerebrovascular accident — see also cerebrovascular accident
French AVC
  • AVCinitialism of cerebrovascular accident — see also cerebrovascular accident
Polish udar
  • udarinitialism of cerebrovascular accident — see also cerebrovascular accident
Portuguese AVC
  • AVCinitialism of cerebrovascular accident — see also cerebrovascular accident

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vac
Cite this entry
APA

CVA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CVA

MLA

“CVA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CVA. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CVA,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CVA.

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