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Noun: cerebrovascular accident
  1. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
    - stroke, apoplexy, CVA

Derived forms: cerebrovascular accidents

Type of: attack

Encyclopedia: Cerebrovascular accident

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