cerebrovascular

cerebrovascular
adjective Date: 1935 of or involving the cerebrum and the blood vessels supplying it

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  • cerebrovascular — Relativo o perteneciente al sistema vascular y al aporte de sangre al cerebro. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • cerebrovascular — 1935, from cerebro , comb. form from L. cerebrum (see CEREBRAL (Cf. cerebral)) + VASCULAR (Cf. vascular) …   Etymology dictionary

  • cerebrovascular — [ser′ə brōvas′kyo͞o lər] adj. of or pertaining to the blood vessels of the brain …   English World dictionary

  • cerebrovascular — Relating to the blood supply to the brain, particularly with reference to pathologic changes. * * * ce·re·bro·vas·cu·lar sə .rē brō vas kyə lər, .ser ə brō adj of or involving the cerebrum and the blood vessels supplying it <cerebrovascular… …   Medical dictionary

  • Cerebrovascular disease — Classification and external resources Cerebrovascular disease is a group of brain dysfunctions related to disease of the blood vessels supplying the brain. Hypertension is the most important cause; it damages the blood vessel lining, endothelium …   Wikipedia

  • cerebrovascular accident — n STROKE * * * stroke syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • cerebrovascular accident — noun a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain • Syn: ↑stroke, ↑apoplexy, ↑CVA • Derivationally related forms: ↑apoplectic (for: ↑apoplexy) …   Useful english dictionary

  • cerebrovascular disease — any disorder of the blood vessels of the brain and its covering membranes (meninges). Most cases are due to atheroma and/or hypertension, clinical effects being caused by rupture of diseased blood vessels (cerebral haemorrhage or subarachnoid… …   Medical dictionary

  • cerebrovascular disease — any disorder of the blood vessels of the brain and its covering membranes (meninges). Most cases are due to atheroma and/or hypertension, clinical effects being caused by rupture of diseased blood vessels (cerebral or subarachnoid haemorrhage) or …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • cerebrovascular incident — /sɛrəbroʊˌvæskjələr ˈɪnsədənt/ (say seruhbroh.vaskyuhluhr insuhduhnt) noun a very small cerebrovascular accident …  

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