lacune
UK/ləˈk(j)uːn/
lacune noun: a lacunar stroke or infarct.
Noun
lacune (plural lacunes)
- A lacunar stroke or infarct.
- We compared the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban […] with aspirin […] for the prevention of recurrent stroke in patients with recent ischemic stroke that was presumed to be from cerebral embolism but without arterial stenosis, lacune, or an identified cardioembolic source.2018, The New England Journal of Medicine, →DOI
- A lacuna.
- Let us climb over the ice and snow, leap across the lacune, and wipe away the stiria1824, Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, volume I, London: […] Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC
Forms of lacune
| plural | lacunes |
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Origin of lacune
From French lacune. Doublet of lacuna and lagoon.
Words that rhyme with lacune
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- croon
- blue moon
- boon
- monsoon
- noon
- pontoon
- raccoon
- tribune
- attune
- dragoon
- hoon
- immune
- picayune
- platoon
- soon
- swoon
- tycoon
- afternoon
- baboon
- commune
- doubloon
- harpoon
- jejune
- pantaloon
- picaroon
- shalloon
- bassoon
- buffoon
- cocoon
- dabloon
- entune
- gadroon
- hewn
- impugn
- jargoon
- june
- last chance saloon
- lune
- macaroon
- man in the moon
- maroon
- poon
- puccoon
- ratoon
- scone
- toon
- trial balloon
- troon
Questions about lacune
- What does lacune mean?
- Lacune means a lacunar stroke or infarct.
- What part of speech is lacune?
- Lacune is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lacune?
- Lacune is pronounced /ləˈk(j)uːn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lacune?
- The plural of lacune is lacunes.
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