脳のう出しゅっ血けつ

Similar words

• 脳のう梗こう塞そく

  脳梗塞 is a cerebral infarction (blockage), while 脳出血 is a hemorrhage (bleeding). Both are types of stroke but have opposite causes.

• くも膜まく下か出しゅっ血けつ

  くも膜下出血 is subarachnoid hemorrhage, bleeding into the space around the brain, distinct from 脳出血 which is bleeding within the brain tissue.

Etymology

Compound of 脳 (のう, 'brain') and 出血 (しゅっけつ, 'bleeding').