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cerebrovascular

/ˌserəbroʊˈvæskjələr/ /ˌsɛrəbroʊˈvæskjələr/

Meanings
adjective
Relating to the blood vessels that run to or from the brain.

Examples :

"A cerebrovascular accident, like a stroke, can cause lasting brain damage. "
medicine physiology anatomy organ body disease

Related Words

Illustration brain

brain noun

/bɹeɪn/

The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.

"My brain was working overtime trying to remember all the vocabulary words for my spelling test. "

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

Illustration accident

accident noun

/ˈæk.sə.dənt/

An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.

"to die by an accident"

Illustration damage

damage noun

/ˈdæmɪdʒ/

Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.

"The storm did a lot of damage to the area."

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that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Illustration cause

cause noun

/kɔːz/ /kɔz/

(often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

"They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding."

Illustration blood

blood noun

/blʊd/ /blʌd/

A member of the Los Angeles gang The Bloods.

"The Bloods are a rival gang at the high school. "

Illustration like

like noun

/laɪk/

(usually in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).

"Tell me your likes and dislikes."

Illustration stroke

stroke noun

/stɹəʊk/ /stɹoʊk/

An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface).

"She gave the cat a stroke."

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lasting verb

/ˈlastɪŋ/ /ˈlɑːstɪŋ/ /ˈlæstɪŋ/

To perform, carry out.

"The volunteers are lasting through the marathon, carrying out the task of supporting the runners. "

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relating verb

/rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈriːleɪtɪŋ/

To tell in a descriptive way.

"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."

Illustration vessels

vessels noun

/ˈvɛsəlz/

Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.

"The harbor was full of vessels, from small fishing boats to large cargo ships. "