stroke (/strəʊk/)
a sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain, especially through thrombosis. "he was left disabled by a stroke"
Similar: thrombosis embolism cerebral vascular accident CVA cerebral haemorrhage ictus seizure
- apoplexy
verb verb: stroke; 3rd person present: strokes; past tense: stroked; past participle: stroked; gerund or present participle: stroking