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stroke
US /strok/
・UK /strəʊk/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
My mother had a stroke and now it is hard for her to talk
v.t.Transitive VerbTo rub your hand in a caring way on something
If you stroke the cat, she will purr
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Mark made by a pen, pencil or brush
With a simple stroke of my pen I signed my name
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)One movement of oars on a boat
Her long stroke will help her win this boat race
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- The CDC's list of health risks associated with obesity include heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes - diseases that rank among the leading causes of premature death worldwide.
The CDC's list of health risks associated with obesity include heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes - diseases that rank among the leading causes of premature death worldwide.
- include heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes...
include heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes...
Is hybrid work the new normal?
- Most workers dislike the intrusive quality that I every key stroke and where I'm looking on my computer screen and how often I'm sitting down is being monitored.
Most workers dislike the intrusive quality that I every key stroke and where I'm looking on my computer screen and how often I'm sitting down is being monitored.
Smoking is Awesome
- The likelihood of a blood clot blocking a critical passage in the body rises enormously, which can eventually cause a heart attack or a stroke.
The likelihood of a blood clot blocking a critical passage in the body rises enormously, which can eventually cause a heart attack or a stroke.
- which can eventually cause a heart attack or a stroke.
which can eventually cause a heart attack or a stroke.
NYC woman credits Apple watch warning for changing her life | NBC New York
- Like, your family needs to get down here." Concerned about blood clots and a potential stroke, doctors had to use electrical currents to shock Jessica's heart into a normal rhythm.
Like, your family needs to get down here." Concerned about blood clots and a potential stroke, doctors had to use electrical currents to shock Jessica's heart into a normal rhythm.
- STROKE, DOCTORS HAD TO USE
STROKE, DOCTORS HAD TO USE
Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much? | Otherwords
- And what about the French borrowing? Coup de grace? "Stroke of grace."
And what about the French borrowing? Coup de grace? "Stroke of grace."
- I only just found out it's not pronounced coup de grAH, meaning "stroke of fat."
I only just found out it's not pronounced coup de grAH, meaning "stroke of fat."
Why being bilingual is good for your brain | BBC Ideas
- As well as delaying the onset of dementia, bilingual people have been shown to recover significantly better after a stroke.
As well as delaying the onset of dementia, bilingual people have been shown to recover significantly better after a stroke.
How the US created an ambulance crisis
- They found that roughly 4.5 million people live in ambulance deserts. 4.5 million people who, if they had a stroke or were suffering cardiac arrest, might not make it to a hospital in time to survive.
They found that roughly 4.5 million people live in ambulance deserts. 4.5 million people who, if they had a stroke or were suffering cardiac arrest, might not make it to a hospital in time to survive.
- They found that roughly 4.5 million people live in ambulance deserts—4.5 million people who, if they had a stroke or were suffering cardiac arrest, might not make it to a hospital in time to survive.
They found that roughly 4.5 million people live in ambulance deserts—4.5 million people who, if they had a stroke or were suffering cardiac arrest, might not make it to a hospital in time to survive.
Why Nursing Homes And Hospice Are So Expensive In The U.S.
- So I'm thinking about an individual that has a stroke or a hip fracture, needs a hospital stay, then followed by some rehabilitation in the nursing home and then hopefully discharged to the community.
So I'm thinking about an individual that has a stroke or a hip fracture, needs a hospital stay, then followed by some rehabilitation in the nursing home and then hopefully discharged to the community.
New Way to Swim Breaststroke
- Although coaches have tried to teach breaststroke timing the same way to all swimmers, it became apparent that different swimmers and different distances require different stroke timing.
Although coaches have tried to teach breaststroke timing the same way to all swimmers, it became apparent that different swimmers and different distances require different stroke timing.
- If you're a strong sculler, you might want to experiment with how wide you pull when you have a stroke and at what tempo.
If you're a strong sculler, you might want to experiment with how wide you pull when you have a stroke and at what tempo.
The Silicon Valley Bank Collapse | March 14, 2023
- The World Health Organization wants people to cut back on salt, and we know that eating too much salt is one of the top risk factors for heart disease, stroke, and death.
The World Health Organization wants people to cut back on salt, and we know that eating too much salt is one of the top risk factors for heart disease, stroke, and death.