ischemic stroke

noun

: stroke caused by the narrowing or blockage of a blood vessel supplying the brain

Note: Ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke. Obstruction of a blood vessel supplying the brain results either from a clot that has traveled in the blood from another part of the body (an embolism) or from a clot that has formed in place (a thrombus).

compare hemorrhagic stroke

Examples of ischemic stroke in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sinbad had an ischemic stroke — the result of a blood clot that traveled from his heart to his brain — in 2020. —Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

In March 2025, the FDA approved TNKase for acute ischemic stroke, the first new stroke medicine cleared in nearly 30 years. —Time Contributors, Time, 27 Apr. 2026

Last January my mother was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer then suffered countless ischemic strokes the day before her first chemotherapy session. —Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026

Lifestyle factors are known to influence ischemic stroke risk, but the dietary benefit for hemorrhagic stroke is a new finding, added Wang, a professor in the division of health analytics at the City of Hope, a US cancer and diabetes research and treatment organization. —Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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Medical Definition

ischemic stroke

noun

: stroke caused by the narrowing or blockage of a blood vessel supplying the brain

Note: Ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke. Obstruction of a blood vessel supplying the brain results either from a clot that has traveled in the blood from another part of the body (embolism) or from a clot that has formed in place (thrombus).

compare hemorrhagic stroke