Cerebrovascular accident

Definition

A stroke caused by interrupted blood flow to the brain, either from a blocked blood vessel (ischemic) or bleeding (hemorrhagic). This results in brain tissue damage and loss of neurological function.

Etymology

From Latin 'cerebrum' (brain) + 'vasculum' (small vessel) + 'accident' from Latin 'accidere' (to happen). The term evolved in the mid-20th century as medical understanding of stroke mechanisms improved. Originally called 'apoplexy' from Greek, meaning 'struck down by violence.'

Kelly Says

The word 'accident' is misleading here - most strokes are actually predictable results of underlying conditions like hypertension or atrial fibrillation! Modern medicine prefers 'stroke' because it emphasizes the preventable nature of most cases.

Translations

AMአማርኛ

ደን Beste

den bes-te

ARالعربية

سكت دماغي

sak-kat dima-ghi

BNবাংলা

মস্তিষ্কের রক্তক্ষরণ

mast-ishker rokt-kshron

CACatalà

accident cerebrovascular

ak-si-den ser-e-broh-vas-kyoo-lar

CSČeština

mozkový infarkt

moz-kovy in-farct

DADansk

hjerneblødning

hyrne-blod-ning

DEDeutsch

Schlaganfall

shlah-gan-fall

ELΕλληνικά

εμβολισμός εγκεφάλου

em-bol-is-mos eg-ke-falou

ESEspañol

accidente cerebrovascular

ak-si-den-teh ser-e-broh-vas-kyoo-lar

FAفارسی

مغزی

magzi

FISuomi

aivoverenkiertohäiriö

ai-vo-ver-en-kir-to-hai-rio

FRFrançais

accident vasculaire cérébral

ak-si-den vas-kyoo-lar ser-e-bral

GUGU

cerebrovascular accident

ser-e-broh-vas-kyoo-lar ak-si-den-teh

HAHA

cerebrovascular accident

ser-e-broh-vas-kyoo-lar ak-si-den-teh

HEעברית

שבץ

she-vetz

HIहिन्दी

मस्तिष्क का रक्तस्राव

mast-ishk ka rakt-sraav

HUMagyar

agyi érkatérség

a-gyi er-ka-te-rse-g

IDBahasa Indonesia

stroke

strohk

IGIG

cerebrovascular accident

ser-e-broh-vas-kyoo-lar ak-si-den-teh

ITItaliano

ictus cerebrale

ik-tus ser-e-bral

JA日本語

脳卒中

nou-so-chuu

KKKK

cerebrovascular accident

ser-e-broh-vas-kyoo-lar ak-si-den-teh

KMKM

cerebrovascular accident

ser-e-broh-vas-kyoo-lar ak-si-den-teh

KO한국어

뇌졸중

noeh-jool-jung

MRMR

cerebrovascular accident

ser-e-broh-vas-kyoo-lar ak-si-den-teh

MSBahasa Melayu

kecederaan vaskular otak

ke-se-dan-an vas-kyoo-lar otak

MYမြန်မာ

စီး

NLNederlands

herseninfarct

her-sen-in-farct

NONorsk

hjerneblødning

hyrne-blod-ning

PAPA

cerebrovascular accident

ser-e-broh-vas-kyoo-lar ak-si-den-teh

PLPolski

zawał mózgu

za-wal mo-zgu

PTPortuguês

acidente vascular cerebral

a-k-si-den-teh vas-kyoo-lar ser-e-bral

RORomână

accident vascular cerebral

a-k-si-den-teh vas-kyoo-lar ser-e-bral

RUРусский

инсульт

in-sult

SVSvenska

hjärninfarkt

hyarn-in-farct

SWKiswahili

cerebrovascular accident

ser-e-broh-vas-kyoo-lar ak-si-den-teh

TAதமிழ்

நரம்பு

narampu

TEతెలుగు

నరம்பు

narampu

THไทย

โรคหลอดเลือดสมอง

rohk laod-leua-d som-ong

TLTL

cerebrovascular accident

ser-e-broh-vas-kyoo-lar ak-si-den-teh

TRTürkçe

beyin kanaması

bey-in ka-na-ma-si

UKУкраїнська

інсульт

in-sult

URاردو

مغزی

magzi

VITiếng Việt

tai biến mạch máu não

tai bien mach mau nao

YOYO

cerebrovascular accident

ser-e-broh-vas-kyoo-lar ak-si-den-teh

ZH中文

脑卒中

nǎo zòu zhōng

ZUZU

cerebrovascular accident

ser-e-broh-vas-kyoo-lar ak-si-den-teh

Related Words

stroke transient ischemic attack cerebral infarction intracranial hemorrhage hemiplegia aphasia

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