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ministroke

ministroke noun: a transient ischemic attack.

Noun

ministroke (plural ministrokes)

  1. (colloquial) A transient ischemic attack.
    • Initially, Ichord, like the doctors before her, thought these “spells,” as the boy called them, sounded like T.I.A.’s — ministrokes.2008 June 15, Lisa Sanders, M.D., “Strange Spells”, in New York Times

Forms of ministroke

pluralministrokes

Origin of ministroke

From mini- + stroke.

Questions about ministroke

What does ministroke mean?
Ministroke means a transient ischemic attack.
What part of speech is ministroke?
Ministroke is a noun.
What is the plural of ministroke?
The plural of ministroke is ministrokes.

Words near ministroke in the dictionary

  1. ministresses
  2. ministries
  3. ministring
  4. ministrings
  5. ministrix
  6. ministroke
  7. ministrokes
  8. ministry
  9. ministryship
  10. ministudio
  11. ministudios

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