CEREBROVASCULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cerebrovascular mean? 

• CEREBROVASCULAR (adjective)
  The adjective CEREBROVASCULAR has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it

  Familiarity information: CEREBROVASCULAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CEREBROVASCULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

a cerebrovascular accident

Pertainym:

blood vessel (a vessel in which blood circulates)

brain (that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord)

 Context examples 

A six point scale that qualifies a person's physical abilities following a cerebrovascular accident.

(Modified Rankin Scale, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about whether an individual has or had a cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic disease.

(Has a Cerebrovascular Accident or Transient Ischemic Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Dementia, due to significant cerebrovascular disease, with a stepwise deteriorating course and a 'patchy' distribution of neurologic deficits.

(Multi-Infarct Dementia, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

Representative examples include cerebrovascular disorder, hydrocephalus, and encephalitis.

(Non-Neoplastic Brain Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

This includes the mesenteric arteries, the renal arteries and the aorta and excludes cerebrovascular arterial disease.

(Peripheral Arterial Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical course may progress to chronic hypoxemia with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular sequelae.

(Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Platelets also play a key role in the development of acute coronary syndromes and contribute to cerebrovascular events.

(Device Platelet Activation Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)

Also called cerebrovascular accident and stroke.

(CVA, NCI Dictionary)

Cerebrovascular accidents are caused by blood clots and broken blood vessels in the brain.

(Cerebrovascular accident, NCI Dictionary)

Symptoms are usually present when there is severe narrowing or obstruction of the arterial lumen and manifest as ischemic cerebrovascular accidents.

(Carotid Artery Stenosis, NCI Thesaurus)