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Noun: haemorrhagic stroke
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemorrhagic stroke)
  1. Stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
    "The patient was diagnosed with a haemorrhagic stroke and required immediate surgery";
    - hemorrhagic stroke [N. Amer]

Derived forms: haemorrhagic strokes

Type of: apoplexy, bleeding, cerebrovascular accident, CVA, haemorrhage [Brit, Cdn], hemorrhage [N. Amer], stroke

Encyclopedia: Haemorrhagic stroke