cerebrovascular accident

IPA/səɹˌiːbɹəvˈaskjʊləɹ ˈaksɪdənt/
IPA/sɚɹˌiːbɹəvˈæskjʊlɚɹ ˈæksɪdənt/

cerebrovascular accident — noun

1. the formal medical name for an event in which a person's brain suddenly stops wo

1.名詞C1
釋義

the formal medical name for an event in which a person's brain suddenly stops working properly because the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off or a blood vessel inside the brain bursts

例句

Théo's doctor wrote 'cerebrovascular accident' in the hospital file after the scan.

medical term used in formal hospital records

After a cerebrovascular accident, Maja could not move her left arm or speak clearly.

同義詞
  • stroke

    the everyday term; used in all non-medical contexts

  • brain attack

    a public-awareness term meant to stress urgency, similar to 'heart attack'

  • CVA

    the medical abbreviation, commonly used in written clinical notes and reports

文法句型

have a cerebrovascular accident

suffer a cerebrovascular accident

be diagnosed with a cerebrovascular accident

用法筆記

This is a formal medical term. In everyday conversation and general writing, the word 'stroke' is used instead. Medical professionals may shorten it to the abbreviation 'CVA' in patient notes and reports.

常見錯誤

❌My grandmother had a cerebrovascular accident yesterday.' (too formal for everyday talk).
✅My grandmother had a stroke yesterday.
💡'stroke' is the natural word in daily conversation; 'cerebrovascular accident' is appropriate only in medical documents or clinical discussions.
❌He was taken to hospital after a cerebrovascular accident in his heart.
✅He was taken to hospital after a cerebrovascular accident in his brain.
💡A CVA always involves the brain, not the heart. A heart attack is a different condition.