Examples of cerebrovascular accident in a Sentence
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health document notes that White had a cerebrovascular accident (which is the medical term for a stroke) six days before her December 31 death.
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Vulture, 10 Jan. 2022
Commonly known as a stroke, a cerebrovascular accident is the loss of blood flow to part of the brain.
—Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022
The Golden Girls star, who passed away on Dec. 31 at age 99, died due to a cerebrovascular accident, according to her death certificate obtained by PEOPLE on Monday.
—Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 10 Jan. 2022
The official cause of death listed on the Los Angeles County document obtained by CNN is cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke, when blood flow to the brain is blocked causing impairment due to lack of oxygen.
—Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 10 Jan. 2022
The certificate states that the 99-year-old actress died as the result of a cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 10 Jan. 2022
Vulture, 10 Jan. 2022
Commonly known as a stroke, a cerebrovascular accident is the loss of blood flow to part of the brain.
—Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022
The Golden Girls star, who passed away on Dec. 31 at age 99, died due to a cerebrovascular accident, according to her death certificate obtained by PEOPLE on Monday.
—Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 10 Jan. 2022
The official cause of death listed on the Los Angeles County document obtained by CNN is cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke, when blood flow to the brain is blocked causing impairment due to lack of oxygen.
—Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 10 Jan. 2022
The certificate states that the 99-year-old actress died as the result of a cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 10 Jan. 2022
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First Known Use
1934, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of cerebrovascular accident was
in 1934
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“Cerebrovascular accident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cerebrovascular%20accident. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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Medical Definition
cerebrovascular accident
noun
: stroke
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