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TIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does TIA mean?
• TIA (noun)
The noun TIA has 1 sense:
1. brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
Familiarity information: TIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
TIA; transient ischemic attack
Hypernyms ("TIA" is a kind of...):
ischaemia; ischemia (local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism)
Context examples
This allele, which encodes Fas-activated serine/threonine kinase protein, is involved in apoptotic inhibition via a mechanism mediated by the translational silencer TIA-1.
(FASTK wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The diagnostic criteria may include current or previous history of the following: Ischemic stroke, TIA, Noninvasive or invasive arterial imaging test demonstrating greater than or equal to 50% stenosis of any of the major extracranial or intracranial vessels to the brain; Previous cervical or cerebral artery revascularization surgery or percutaneous intervention.
(Cerebrovascular Disorder, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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