stroke; cerebral stroke; apoplexy
Medical term for a cerebrovascular accident. In everyday conversation, 脳卒中 (のうそっちゅう) is more common.
My grandfather collapsed from a stroke.
Lifestyle improvements are important for stroke prevention.
stroke; cerebral hemorrhage
An abbreviation of 卒中風, an older medical expression for a sudden incapacitating attack. 卒 carries the sense “suddenly,” while 中風 referred to being struck by pathological “wind” in traditional medicine.