hjernelammelse

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hjerne (“brain”) +‎ lammelse (“paralysis”).

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk hjernelamming and Danish hjernelammelse (“stroke, cerebral hemorrhage”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjæːrnəˌlamː.əl.sə/, [ˈjæː.ɳəˌlamː.əl.sə]
  • Rhymes: -əlsə
  • Hyphenation: hjer‧ne‧lam‧mel‧se

Noun

hjernelammelse m (definite singular hjernelammelsen, indefinite plural hjernelammelser, definite plural hjernelammelsene)

  1. (medicine, pathology) stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, apoplexy; a loss of brain function due to a disturbance in the blood supply to the brain
    Synonyms: apopleksi, hjerneblødning, hjerneslag, slag

References

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