Meanings
nounministroke (plural ministrokes)
plural ministrokes
- colloquialA transient ischemic attack.
Initially, Ichord, like the doctors before her, thought these “spells,” as the boy called them, sounded like T.I.A.’s — ministrokes.
2008 June 15, Lisa Sanders, M.D., “Strange Spells”, in New York Times
Origin
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APA
ministroke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministroke
MLA
“ministroke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministroke. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ministroke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministroke.
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