| stroke |
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" throw: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain a light touch the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard" solidus: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information strike a ball with a smooth blow a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing) row at a particular rate any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing a single complete movement treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
|---|---|
| stroke |
A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted by occlusion (an ischemic stroke- approximately 90% of strokes), by hemorrhage (a hemorrhagic stroke - less than 10% of strokes) or other causes. Ischemia is a reduction of blood flow most commonly due to occlusion (an obstruction). ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke
|
| stroke |
A condition produced by a blood clot that lodges in an artery and blocks the blood flow to a portion of the brain, producing symptoms ranging from paralysis of limbs and loss of speech to unconsciousness and death. Less commonly, a stroke may be the result of bleeding into the substance of the brain (cerebral hemorrhage).
Ãâó: www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/BN/00023.html
|
| stroke |
Disease caused by damage to blood vessels in the brain. Depending on the part of the brain affected, a stroke can cause a person to lose the ability to speak or move a part of the body such as an arm or a leg. Usually only one side of the body is affected. See also: Cerebrovascular disease.
Ãâó: aspin.asu.edu/geneinfo/glos-s.htm
|
| stroke |
(also called cerebral vascular accident or CVA) Impaired artery blood flow to the brain. During a stroke, brain cells in the affected area are starved for oxygen and subsequently die.
Ãâó: www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/glossary/s...
|