Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the blood vessels that supply the brain.
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- adjective anatomy Having to do with the
blood vessels that run to or from thebrain .
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- adjective of or relating to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it
Etymologies
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Examples
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Problems with arteries supplying blood to the brain are called cerebrovascular disease.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Problems with arteries supplying blood to the brain are called cerebrovascular disease.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Problems with arteries supplying blood to the brain are called cerebrovascular disease.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Problems with arteries supplying blood to the brain are called cerebrovascular disease.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Previously, diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease was based solely on clinical presentation, with other potential causes of dementia such as cerebrovascular or Parkinson's disease ruled out.
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In all, there were 1301 strokes and other "cerebrovascular" events in the first year, and
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Walter Cronkite, American icon and broadcast journalist died in his home in New York City on July 17, 2009 of complications with cerebrovascular disease, a dysfunction where the blood vessels restrict bloodflow to the brain.
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Members of the stroke team work closely with the sickle cell team to provide comprehensive care to our sickle cell patients who are at risk or have experienced cerebrovascular complications, including stroke.
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Formally a "cerebrovascular accident," induced more often by ischemia and less often by intracranial bleeding, a stroke is to the brain what a myocardial infarction heart attack is to the heart: part of the organ dies.
David Katz, M.D.: Rising Rate Of Youth Strokes: Why It Was Predictable M.D. David Katz 2011
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Walter Cronkite, American icon and broadcast journalist died in his home in New York City on July 17, 2009 of complications with cerebrovascular disease, a dysfunction where the blood vessels restrict bloodflow to the brain.
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