transient ischemic attack
transient ischemic attack
nounDefinition of TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK
: a brief episode of cerebral ischemia that is usually characterized by temporary blurring of vision, slurring of speech, numbness, paralysis, or syncope and is often predictive of a serious stroke —abbreviation TIA —called also ministroke
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1966
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