cva
cva — noun
1. A medical term that stands for cerebrovascular accident — a serious condition in
A medical term that stands for cerebrovascular accident — a serious condition in which the blood supply to part of the brain is suddenly blocked by a clot or because a blood vessel bursts, causing brain cells to die.
The emergency room doctor told the family that Mr. Okonkwo had suffered a CVA and needed immediate treatment.
common pattern: suffer a CVA
Patients who arrive at the hospital within three hours of a CVA have a much better chance of recovery.
preposition: within [time] of a CVA
High blood pressure and smoking are the two biggest risk factors for having a CVA.
After her CVA, Mei spent six weeks in rehabilitation learning to walk again.
The nurse explained that a CVA is sometimes called a stroke in everyday language.
- stroke
the everyday term patients and families use; less formal than CVA
- brain attack
a public-awareness term meant to convey urgency; much less common in clinical notes
- cerebrovascular accident
the full expanded form of CVA; used in formal medical reports
文法句型
the CVA
a CVA
suffer a CVA
用法筆記
CVA is the formal clinical abbreviation used by doctors and medical staff. In everyday conversation with patients, most healthcare professionals use the word 'stroke' instead.
常見錯誤
2. A historical abbreviation for the Columbia Valley Authority — a U.S. federal age
A historical abbreviation for the Columbia Valley Authority — a U.S. federal agency created in the 1930s to manage the Columbia River basin by building dams, producing electricity, and supporting irrigation projects.
The CVA was established in 1937 to bring electricity and irrigation to farming communities in the Pacific Northwest.
passive: be established + purpose: to bring
Historians often compare the CVA to the Tennessee Valley Authority, which served a similar role in the southeastern United States.
Grand Coulee Dam was one of the largest construction projects carried out by the CVA during the Great Depression.
Farmers in eastern Washington relied on the CVA to provide affordable water for their crops during dry seasons.
- Columbia Valley Authority
the full, unambiguous name; use this instead of CVA in most writing
- TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
a similar but much better-known agency; often used as a reference point when explaining the CVA
文法句型
the CVA
用法筆記
This historical meaning of CVA is only found in texts about New Deal-era public works projects in the U.S. Most modern readers would not recognise this abbreviation and would need the full name spelled out first.