cerebrovascular accident

noun Pathology.

1. stroke¹(def 6). Abbreviation: CVA

noun

1. a sudden interruption of the blood supply to the brain caused by rupture of an artery in the brain (cerebral haemorrhage) or the blocking of a blood vessel, as by a clot of blood (cerebral occlusion)See apoplexy, stroke (def. 4)

n.

1. stroke

1. See stroke.