1. a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain; [syn: stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
CVA
n 1: a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture
or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the
brain [syn: stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular
accident, CVA]