transient ischemic attack
noun
Simple meaning
Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
tranzhuhntihskeemihkuhtakSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɹænʒəntɪskimɪkətæk
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
medicine
Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
medicine
A temporary cessation or reduction of blood supply to part of the brain, resulting in brief neurologic dysfunction that usually persists for less than 24 hours.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
Used this way, transient ischemic attack is a specialist word with a clearly unfavourable pull. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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