Stroke
Definition
Acronym for Cardiovascular Accident or Stroke (Accident Vascular Cerebral), an acute and extremely severe medical condition that occurs when the blood flow to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted or reduced (ischemic stroke) or when a cerebral blood vessel ruptures, causing bleeding (hemorrhagic stroke). This deprivation of oxygen and nutrients leads to the rapid death of nerve cells in the affected area, manifesting through paralysis, speech impediments, loss of balance, and requiring emergency medical assistance.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular accident
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter medical acronym, morphologically invariant in its short form, taking standard neuter suffixes when pluralized. |
| Formation | Acronym created from the initial letters of 'Accident Vascular Cerebral', matching international standard terminology. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ve.ˈtʃe] |
| Source | Global Nomenclature of Cerebrovascular Diseases and Neurological Terms |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Recunoașterea rapidă a semnelor unui AVC prin protocolul FAST poate salva viața pacientului și reduce sechelele pe termen lung.
EN: Rapidly recognizing the signs of a stroke through the FAST protocol can save the patient's life and reduce long-term sequelae.
RO: Medicul neurolog a explicat că hipertensiunea arterială netratată reprezintă unul dintre cei mai mari factori de risc pentru un AVC.
EN: The neurologist explained that untreated arterial hypertension represents one of the major risk factors for a stroke.
RO: Pacientul a urmat un program intens de kinetoterapie și logopedie pentru a se recupera complet după un AVC ischemic sever.
EN: The patient underwent an intensive physiotherapy and speech therapy program to fully recover after a severe ischemic stroke.
Idioms & Phrases
AVC ischemic / Ischemic stroke
RO: Tipul cel mai frecvent de accident vascular, provocat de blocarea unei artere cerebrale de către un cheag de sânge.
EN: The most frequent type of stroke, caused by the blockage of a cerebral artery by a blood clot.
AVC hemoragic / Hemorrhagic stroke
RO: Formă severă de accident vascular ce apare prin ruperea unui vas de sânge și inundarea țesutului cerebral înconjurător.
EN: A severe form of stroke that occurs due to the rupture of a blood vessel and the flooding of the surrounding brain tissue.
Fereastră terapeutică în AVC / Stroke therapeutic window
RO: Intervalul critic de timp (de obicei primele 4 .5 ore) în care tratamentul de tromboliză poate fi administrat eficient.
EN: The critical time window (usually the first 4.5 hours) during which thrombolysis treatment can be efficiently administered.
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