1. the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel); [syn: ischemic stroke, ischaemic stroke]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ischemic stroke
n 1: the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption
in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking
a blood vessel) [syn: ischemic stroke, ischaemic
stroke]