Stroke is the sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation or voluntary motion caused by the rupture or obstruction of a blood vessel of the brain. It's also called apoplexy.
────────────────────────────── diminution, 減少 ────────────────────────────── Say What You Meanより。
A diminution of something is its reduction in size, importance, or intensity. [FORMAL]
ex) The president has accepted a diminution of the powers he originally wanted.
────────────────────────────── sensation, 感覚 ────────────────────────────── Say What You Meanより。
Sensation is your ability to feel things physically, especially through your sense of touch.
ex) nerve damage which can lead to loss of sensation in the limbs.
────────────────────────────── rupture, 破裂 ────────────────────────────── Say What You Meanより。
A rupture is a severe injury in which an internal part of your body tears or bursts open, especially the part between the bowels and the abdomen.
────────────────────────────── obstruction, 閉塞 ────────────────────────────── Say What You Meanより。
An obstruction is something that blocks a passage in your body.
ex) The boy was suffering from a bowel obstruction and he died.
────────────────────────────── voluntary motion, 随意運動 ────────────────────────────── Say What You Meanより。
[ODE] under the conscious control of the brain
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Stroke is the sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation or voluntary motion caused by the rupture or obstruction of a blood vessel of the brain. It's also called apoplexy.
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