1. (noun) the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)

• ischemic stroke

1. (noun) the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)

• apoplexy
• cerebrovascular accident
• cva
• stroke
• ischaemia
• ischemia