brain attack

noun

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Sometimes called a brain attack, a hemorrhagic stroke is caused by blood vessels in the brain bursting or leaking, which increases pressure on brain cells and kills or damages them. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025

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First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brain attack was in 1990

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“Brain attack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain%20attack. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

Medical Definition

brain attack

noun
: stroke
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