ischemic stroke

1. 1.

   the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)

   Synonymsischaemic stroke

   Broaderstrokeischemia

Questions about ischemic stroke

What does ischemic stroke mean?

ischemic stroke means "the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)".

What is another word for ischemic stroke?

Close synonyms include ischaemic stroke. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.