🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

cerebrovascular

Pronunciation / Transliteration: se.ɾe.ðɾo.βas.kuˈlaɾ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cerebrovascular/ˌsɛr.ɪ.broʊˈvæs.kjʊ.lɚ/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Sufrió un accidente cerebrovascular el año pasado."

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As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the blood vessels supplying the brain.

    "A cerebrovascular accident is commonly known as a stroke."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combining form of the Latin 'cerebrum' meaning brain, combined with the Modern Latin 'vascularis' from the Latin 'vasculum' meaning a small vessel. Formed in medical terminology during the mid-20th century to describe the blood supply and circulatory dynamics specific to the brain.

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