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TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
Synonyms:
TIA; transient ischemic attack
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("transient ischemic attack" is a kind of...):
ischaemia; ischemia (local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism)
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