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ischemic stroke vs cerebrovascular accident

cerebrovascular accident vs ischemic stroke

ischemic stroke and cerebrovascular accident both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ischemic stroke Yes No No No
cerebrovascular accident Yes No No No
As nouns, cerebrovascular accident is a hypernym of ischemic stroke; that is, cerebrovascular accident is a word with a broader meaning than ischemic stroke:
  • ischemic stroke: the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)
  • cerebrovascular accident: a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
Other hypernyms of ischemic stroke include apoplexy, CVA, stroke, ischaemia, ischemia.
ischemic stroke (noun) cerebrovascular accident (noun)
the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel) a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
Difference between ischemic stroke and cerebrovascular accident

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