TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage

Synonyms:

TIA; transient ischemic attack

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("transient ischemic attack" is a kind of...):

ischaemia; ischemia (local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism)

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