Meanings
nouncerebrovascular accident (plural cerebrovascular accidents)
plural cerebrovascular accidents · alternative CVA
- euphemisticformalsometimesmedicineStroke (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted).
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish aivoverenkiertohäiriö
- aivoverenkiertohäiriöloss of brain function — see also CVA
French accident vasculaire cérébral
- accident vasculaire cérébralloss of brain function — see also CVA
German Schlaganfall
- Schlaganfallloss of brain function — see also CVA
Hungarian agyi érkatasztrófa
- agyi érkatasztrófaloss of brain function — see also CVA
Polish udar
- udarloss of brain function — see also CVA
Portuguese derrame, acidente vascular cerebral
- derrameloss of brain function — see also CVA
- acidente vascular cerebralloss of brain function — see also CVA
Spanish ataque de apoplejía
- ataque de apoplejíaloss of brain function — see also CVA
Cite this entry
APA
cerebrovascular accident. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebrovascular%20accident
MLA
“cerebrovascular accident.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebrovascular%20accident. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cerebrovascular accident,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebrovascular%20accident.
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