What term is used for stroke in medical terminology?

What term is used for stroke in medical terminology?

• A. Cerebral vascular accident (CVA)
• B. Spinal vascular accident
• C. Cerebral hemorrhagic accident
• D. Brain tumor accident

Answer: (A)

Stroke is a sudden disruption of blood flow to brain tissue. In medical terminology, this event has been described as a cerebral vascular accident, abbreviated CVA. This term directly conveys that the problem is a vascular (blood vessel) event affecting the brain. The other options describe issues outside the brain or use nonstandard terms: a spinal vascular accident would involve the spinal cord, not the brain; a cerebral hemorrhagic accident isn’t a recognized term; a brain tumor accident doesn’t correspond to a vascular event. In modern practice, clinicians may also specify the type as ischemic stroke or hemorrhagic stroke, but CVA remains the traditional term for a stroke.

Stroke is a sudden disruption of blood flow to brain tissue. In medical terminology, this event has been described as a cerebral vascular accident, abbreviated CVA. This term directly conveys that the problem is a vascular (blood vessel) event affecting the brain. The other options describe issues outside the brain or use nonstandard terms: a spinal vascular accident would involve the spinal cord, not the brain; a cerebral hemorrhagic accident isn’t a recognized term; a brain tumor accident doesn’t correspond to a vascular event. In modern practice, clinicians may also specify the type as ischemic stroke or hemorrhagic stroke, but CVA remains the traditional term for a stroke.