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TIA (tē′ī′ā′)

noun

a mild cerebrovascular stroke with reversible symptoms that last from a few minutes to several hours

Etymology: T(ransient) I(schemic) A(ttack)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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