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Noun: transient ischemic attack
  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 transient ischemic attack";
    - TIA

Derived forms: transient ischemic attacks

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

Encyclopedia: Transient ischemic attack