cerebral thrombosis

noun

a blood clot in a cerebral artery or vein

• Hypernyms: ↑thrombosis

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noun

: the formation within a cerebral artery of a blood clot preventing the circulation of blood in the blocked area of brain tissue

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Pathol.

formation of a clot or other blockage in one of the blood vessels of the brain, often followed by neurologic damage; a type of stroke.

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cerebral thrombosis,

the formation of a clot, or thrombus, in one of the blood vessels of the brain, causing a stroke.