cerebral thrombosis
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- noun
- /ˈsɛrəbrəl θrɑmˈboʊsɪs/
- Specialized
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trombosis cerebral
- Not until February 10, 1920, did a newspaper carry an authoritative report in which one of Wilson's physicians acknowledged that the President had suffered a cerebral thrombosis.
Examples
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The most common are dizziness and cerebral thrombosis.
Academic text (2006) -
The doctor informed the family that their father had suffered a cerebral thrombosis, which restricted blood flow to his brain.
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After experiencing sudden weakness, she was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with a cerebral thrombosis.
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He learned that he would need to manage the symptoms of a cerebral thrombosis to prevent future strokes.
Synonyms
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A thick mass of blood that forms when it becomes solid and can block a blood vessel
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A blood clot that forms inside a blood vessel and may block blood flow
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'cerebral' means 'related to the brain' and 'thrombosis' means 'obstruction caused by a blood clot', so together they denote a blood clot in the brain. This adjective+noun medical formation follows regular English morphology and has clear parallels in other languages, so a learner who knows both constituents would understand the MWE.
Etymology
Cerebral thrombosis is a medical term that names a clot in the brain: cerebral refers to the brain and thrombosis means a 'blood clot' in a vessel. When that clot blocks blood flow it can cause a 'stroke', so the phrase describes a clot in the brain that can stop normal brain function.