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

Derived forms: hemorrhagic strokes

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

Encyclopedia: Hemorrhagic stroke