cerebrovascular, a. Physiol.
(ˌsɛrɪbrəʊˈvæskjʊlə(r))
[f. cerebro- + vascular a. 2.]
Of or pertaining to the brain and the blood-vessels supplying it.
| 1935 S. Weiss in Blumer & Sullivan Practitioners Libr. Med. & Surg. VIII. ii. vii. 677 Cerebrovascular Accidents.—Rupture or thrombosis of the cerebral vessels with resulting debility..is probably the most frequent of all the diseases of the blood vessels. 1961 Lancet 29 July 221/2 The regimen followed in all cases of cerebrovascular accident was [etc.]. 1961 Ibid. 5 Aug. 306/1 Diseases of the central nervous system... The commonest disorders in this group resulted from cerebrovascular disease. |