cerebrovascular accident

cerebrovascular accident — 名詞

1. the formal medical name for a stroke: a dangerous condition in which brain cells

1.名詞C1
釋義

腦中風

腦部血管阻塞或破裂導致的急性病症

the formal medical name for a stroke: a dangerous condition in which brain cells die rapidly because their blood supply is cut off by a clot or a burst vessel

例句

After the MRI scan, Dr. Chen told Lien she had suffered a cerebrovascular accident.

MRI 掃描後，陳醫師告訴 Lien 她發生了腦中風。

collocation: suffer a cerebrovascular accident

Hannah's grandfather was diagnosed with a cerebrovascular accident at the age of seventy-two.

Hannah 的祖父在七十二歲時被診斷出腦中風。

collocation: diagnosed with a cerebrovascular accident

常見搭配
  • suffer a cerebrovascular accident
  • diagnosed with a cerebrovascular accident
  • risk of a cerebrovascular accident
  • recover from a cerebrovascular accident
同義詞
  • stroke

    the common everyday word; used by patients, families, and doctors in conversation

  • CVA

    the standard medical abbreviation; used in clinical notes and hospital charts

  • brain attack

    a public-health campaign term meant to stress urgency, like 'heart attack'; less established in clinical use

  • apoplexy

    an archaic term for stroke, now mainly historical or literary

文法句型

a cerebrovascular accident

the cerebrovascular accident

用法筆記

This is the formal clinical term used in medical records, hospital discharge summaries, and research papers. In everyday conversation, doctors and patients alike say 'stroke'. Distinguish from 'transient ischaemic attack' (TIA), which is a temporary blockage that resolves without permanent damage — a cerebrovascular accident implies lasting injury.

常見錯誤

My aunt had a cerebrovascular accident while gardening yesterday.' (sounds overly clinical for casual talk).
My aunt had a stroke while gardening yesterday.
'cerebrovascular accident' is a formal medical term; in everyday speech, use 'stroke'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • cerebrovascular accident patient
  • cerebrovascular accident recovery
  • cerebrovascular accident risk

常用片語

  • suffer a cerebrovascular accident
  • diagnosed with a cerebrovascular accident
  • recover from a cerebrovascular accident
  • signs of a cerebrovascular accident

介系詞搭配

  • cerebrovascular accident in
  • cerebrovascular accident after