脳梗塞(のうこうそく)

のうこうそく
noun
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
medicalhealth
1. cerebral infarction; ischemic stroke
A stroke caused when a blood vessel in the brain is blocked, so that part of the brain is damaged; it can cause paralysis or difficulty speaking.
祖父(そふ)が脳梗塞(のうこうそく)で倒(たお)れた。
My grandfather collapsed with a stroke.
脳梗塞(のうこうそく)の後遺症(こういしょう)でリハビリを続(つづ)けている。
He continues rehabilitation for the aftereffects of a stroke.
脳梗塞(のうこうそく)は発症(はっしょう)してからすぐに治療(ちりょう)を始(はじ)めることが何(なに)より大切(たいせつ)だ。
With a stroke, starting treatment immediately after onset matters more than anything.

Japanese distinguishes the kinds of stroke: 脳梗塞(のうこうそく) (blocked vessel) and 脳出血(のうしゅっけつ) (bleeding in the brain) are both kinds of 脳卒中(のうそっちゅう) (stroke in general).

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Compare: 心筋梗塞(しんきんこうそく) (heart attack)
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Added 2026.10.3 4:35 · Revised 2026.10.3 4:36
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