cerebrovascular

adjective

ce·​re·​bro·​vas·​cu·​lar sə-ˌrē-brō-ˈva-skyə-lər 

ˌser-ə-brō-

: of or involving the cerebrum and the blood vessels supplying it

Examples of cerebrovascular in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Key findings include: Compared with people without one of these conditions, those who had at least one gynecologic disorder had a 28 percent higher risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. —Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 26 Feb. 2025

Physical activity, including walking, can reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular (affecting blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord) diseases, type 2 diabetes, cognitive impairment, and dementia. —Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 4 Dec. 2024

And excessive salt intake is linked with stroke, cognitive impairment, and cerebrovascular disease, which affects the brain’s blood vessels and circulation. —Angela Haupt, TIME, 17 Oct. 2024

Hypertension can put people at risk for kidney damage, retinal disease and cerebrovascular disease. —Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing cerebrovascular

• cerebrovascular accident

Rhymes for cerebrovascular

• cardiovascular
• avascular
• extravascular
• intravascular
• microvascular
• neurovascular
• perivascular
• renovascular
• vascular

Medical Definition

cerebrovascular

adjective

ce·​re·​bro·​vas·​cu·​lar sə-ˌrē-brō-ˈvas-kyə-lər, ˌser-ə-brō- 

: of or involving the cerebrum and the blood vessels supplying it

cerebrovascular disease