Chapter 8 — Nervous SystemCER
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)/sĕr-ē-brō-VĂS-kū-lăr ĂK-sĭ-dĕnt/
pathologydamage or death of brain tissue caused by interruption of blood supply due to a clot or vessel rupture; also called stroke or brain attack
damage or death of brain tissue caused by interruption of blood supply due to a clot or vessel rupture; also called stroke or brain attack