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Noun: TIA
  1. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
    "She experienced temporary speech difficulties during the TIA";
    - transient ischemic attack
Abbreviation: TIA
  1. Thanks in advance

Derived forms: TIAs

Type of: ischaemia [Brit, Cdn], ischemia [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: TIA