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ischaemic stroke

noun

B2CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

A stroke caused by a clot or narrowing that blocks blood flow to part of the brain, depriving it of oxygen.

Because it was an ischaemic stroke within the treatment window, we proceeded with thrombolysis.

Topic: Neurology in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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