noun
spinal cord infarction
Medical term for a stroke affecting the spinal cord, leading to loss of blood supply and tissue damage.
脊髄梗塞は、脊髄の血管が詰まることで起こります。
Spinal cord infarction occurs when a blood vessel in the spinal cord becomes blocked.
Cerebral infarction (stroke in the brain), while 脊髄梗塞 is specifically in the spinal cord.
Compound of 脊髄 (せきずい, 'spinal cord') and 梗塞 (こうそく, 'infarction' or 'blockage').