ch 9.3 - strokes Flashcards
1
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aneurysm
A
circumscribed dilation of an artery or cardiac chamber
2
Q
arteriovenous malformation
A
an abnormal communication between an artery and a vein
3
Q
cerebrovascular accident
A
acute clinical event caused by an impaired cerebral circulation
- another way of saying stroke
4
Q
embolous
A
detached piece of thrombus, a mass of bacteria, quantity of air or foreign body that blocks a blood vessel
5
Q
hemiparesis
A
weakness of one side of the body
6
Q
hemiplegia
A
paralysis of one side of the body
7
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ischemia
A
lack of blood supply to a tissue
8
Q
microangiopathy
A
disease of the very small blood vessels (capillaries)
