| TIA | A transient ischaemic attack is a temporary paralysis, numbness, speech difficulty or other neurologic symptoms that start suddenly and recovers within 24 hours (typically resolve over several hours). See: neurologic symptoms, stroke. Acronym: TIA (26 Mar 1998) |
|---|---|
| crescendo angina | Angina pectoris that occurs with increasing frequency, intensity, or duration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crescendo murmur | A murmur that increases in intensity and suddenly ceases; the presystolic murmur of mitral stenosis is a common example. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crescendo sleep | Normal sleep, marked by a gradual increase in movements of the sleeper during the course of the night. (05 Mar 2000) |