Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cerebrovascular accident

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: cere-brovas-cu-lar ac-ci-dent
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

6

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Stroke (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted).

Formal

Usage

Formal

Inflected Forms

cerebrovascular accidents (plural) CVA (alternative)

Synonyms

stroke apoplexy cva

Questions

What does cerebrovascular accident mean?: Stroke (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted).

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