transient ischemic attack
noun[C]
medicalspecialized(UKtransient ischaemic attack)us/ˌtræn.zi.ənt ɪˌskiː.mɪk əˈtæk/uk/ˌtræn.zi.ənt ɪˌskiː.mɪk əˈtæk/(abbreviationTIA)amedicalproblemin which there is not enoughbloodflowto thebrainfor ashorttime, which cancausesomephysicalproblemsthat may not bepermanent
Synonym
mini-stroke
Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- angina
- anti-anaemia
- blood poisoning
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- eosinophilia
- fur
- gangrene
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
- POEMS syndrome
- porphyria
- Raynaud's disease
- varicose vein
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The circulatory system & blood