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Death of a region of brain cells due to poor blood flow
stroke is a medical condition in which blood flow to a part of the brain is reduced or blocked causing cell death. There are two main types of stroke:
Stroke
Condition caused by excessive exposure to high temperatures
Heat stroke or heatstroke, also known as sun-stroke, is a severe heat illness that results in a body temperature greater than 40.0 °C (104.0 °F), along
Heat_stroke
Internal combustion engine type
A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft
Four-stroke_engine
Scoring system in golf
Stroke play is a scoring system in the sport of golf. In the regular form of stroke play, also known as medal play, the total number of strokes is counted
Stroke_play
American indie rock band
The Strokes are an American rock band formed in New York City in 1998. The band is composed of lead singer and primary songwriter Julian Casablancas,
The_Strokes
1981 single by Billy Squier
"The Stroke" is a song written and recorded by American rock artist Billy Squier. It was released in 1981 as the debut single from his 3× platinum album
The_Stroke
Internal combustion engine type
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes of the piston, one up
Two-stroke_engine
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up stroke or stroking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A stroke (a "brain stroke" or "brain attack") is a medical condition in which poor blood
Stroke_(disambiguation)
Trope in Arthurian and Celtic legend
The Dolorous Stroke is a trope in Arthurian legend and some other stories of Celtic origin. In its fullest form, it concerns the Fisher King (King Pellehan
Dolorous_Stroke
Alleged mental disorder
Zero stroke or cipher stroke was an alleged mental disorder, reportedly diagnosed by physicians in Germany during the hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic
Zero_stroke
Phase of an engine piston's travel
engine, the term stroke has the following related meanings: A phase of the engine's cycle (e.g. compression stroke, exhaust stroke), during which the
Stroke_(engine)
Internal combustion engine designs
six-stroke engine is one of several alternative internal combustion engine designs that attempt to improve on traditional two-stroke and four-stroke engines
Six-stroke_engine
Topics referred to by the same term
Power Stroke may refer to: In motoring: Power stroke (engine), the stroke of a cyclic motor which generates force Power Stroke, a family of Ford diesel
Power_stroke
the stroke is the action of moving the oar through the water in order to propel the boat forward. The two fundamental reference points in the stroke are
Rowing_stroke
Device that uses compressed air to fire projectiles
Depending on the design, pump guns can be either single-stroke or multi-stroke. In single-stroke pneumatic air guns (also known as "single pump") a single
Air_gun
Minor form of stroke
as mini-stroke, is a temporary, or transient, stroke with noticeable symptoms that end within 24 hours. A TIA causes the same symptoms of stroke, such as
Transient_ischemic_attack
Pediatric stroke is a stroke that occurs in children or adolescents. Stroke affects an estimated 2.5 to 13 per 100,000 children annually. The signs and
Pediatric_stroke
American television sitcom (1978–1986)
Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom, which originally aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27
Diff'rent_Strokes
Smallest writing units of Chinese characters
Strokes (simplified Chinese: 笔画; traditional Chinese: 筆畫; pinyin: bǐhuà) are the smallest structural units making up written Chinese characters. In the
Chinese_character_strokes
Sorting method used in Chinese dictionaries
Stroke-based sorting, also called stroke-based ordering or stroke-based order, is one of the five sorting methods frequently used in modern Chinese dictionaries
Stroke-based_sorting
Variant of the letter D
represented by U+20AB ₫ DONG SIGN, but U+0111 đ LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH STROKE is often used instead. In Vietnamese, the đồng sign is written after the
D_with_stroke
Movement of the bow on a bowed string instrument to produce sound
On a bowed string instrument, a bow stroke is the movement of the bow back and forth perpendicularly across the string, from the frog to the tip and from
Bow_stroke
System for ordering Chinese surnames
The surname stroke order (Chinese: 姓氏笔划排序) is a system for the collation of Chinese surnames. It arose as an impartial method of categorization of the
Surname_stroke_order
Letter of the Latin alphabet
K with stroke and diagonal stroke (Ꝅ, ꝅ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, derived from K with the addition of bars through the ascender and the leg.
K with stroke and diagonal stroke
K_with_stroke_and_diagonal_stroke
25th letter in the Northern Sámi alphabet
Ŧ (lowercase: ŧ, Latin alphabet), known as T with stroke or T with bar, is used in several alphabets for different purposes. It is the 25th letter in the
T_with_stroke
Type of intracranial bleeding that occurs within the brain tissue itself
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), also known as hemorrhagic stroke, is a sudden bleeding into the tissues of the brain (i.e., the parenchyma), into its ventricles
Intracerebral_hemorrhage
Engine in which fuel combusts with an oxidizer
intermittent, such as the more familiar two-stroke and four-stroke piston engines, along with variants, such as the six-stroke piston engine and the Wankel rotary
Internal_combustion_engine
Mechanical measurement
Stroke ratio, today often defined as bore/stroke ratio, is a term to describe the ratio between cylinder bore diameter and piston stroke length in a reciprocating
Stroke_ratio
Style of body motion in swimming
are two undulating strokes (breaststroke and butterfly stroke) and two alternating strokes (front crawl and backstroke). Most strokes involve rhythmic and
Swimming_stroke
Order of writing Chinese characters
Stroke order is the order in which the strokes of a Chinese character are written. A stroke is a movement of a writing instrument on a writing surface
Stroke_order
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
Power Stroke, also known as Powerstroke, is a family of diesel engines that were produced by Navistar International from 1994 until 2010, and by Ford Motor
Ford_Power_Stroke_engine
Psychological phenomenon
Children left in cars can die of heat stroke; when it is the result of a caregiver inadvertently leaving them in the car, it is often called in the press
Child vehicular heat stroke deaths
Child_vehicular_heat_stroke_deaths
Stroke with no outward symptoms associated with stroke
A silent stroke (or asymptomatic cerebral infarction) is a stroke that does not have any outward symptoms associated with stroke, and the patient is typically
Silent_stroke
Slanting line punctuation mark (/)
The slash is a slanting line punctuation mark /. It is also known as a stroke or solidus, a forward slash and several other historical or technical names
Slash_(punctuation)
Swimming stroke
Butterfly (shortened to fly) is a swimming stroke swum on the front. Both the arms and the legs are symmetric, with the arms moving symmetrically down
Butterfly_stroke
Academic journal
Stroke is a peer-reviewed medical journal published monthly by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins on behalf of the American Heart Association. It covers research
Stroke_(journal)
Health issue in China
one third of all strokes, nearly three times the frequency in North American stroke registries. A marked regional variation in stroke incidence exists
Stroke_in_China
Medical condition
Lacunar stroke or lacunar cerebral infarct (LACI) is the most common type of ischemic stroke, resulting from the occlusion of small penetrating arteries
Lacunar_stroke
Letter of the Latin alphabet
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER THORN WITH STROKE, and ꝥ at U+A765 ꝥ LATIN SMALL LETTER THORN WITH STROKE. A thorn with a stroke on the descender also exists, used
Thorn_with_stroke
Swimming stroke
strokes. Some people refer to breaststroke as the "frog" stroke because the arms and legs move somewhat like a frog swimming in the water. The stroke
Breaststroke
Rhythm exercise
short pattern of strokes, using John Pratt's logic that "the rudiments of drumming are strokes," in reference to the four basic drum strokes. Rudimental drumming
Drum_rudiment
Club-and-ball sport
various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized
Golf
Measurement in cardiovascular physiology
In cardiovascular physiology, stroke volume (SV) is the volume of blood pumped from the ventricle per beat. Stroke volume is calculated using measurements
Stroke_volume
Type of motor oil
Two-stroke oil (also referred to as two-cycle oil, 2-cycle oil, 2T oil, or 2-stroke oil) is a type of motor oil intended for use in crankcase compression
Two-stroke_oil
Aspect of medical care
primary goals of stroke management are to reduce brain injury, promote maximum recovery following a stroke, and reduce the risk of another stroke. Rapid detection
Stroke_recovery
Medical condition
A watershed stroke is defined as a brain ischemia that is localized to the vulnerable border zones between the tissues supplied by the anterior, posterior
Watershed_stroke
Letter of the Latin alphabet used in Maltese language
derived from H with the addition of a bar. It can be referred to as "H with stroke", "H with bar", or just "H-bar". Ħ is a letter used in the Maltese language
H_with_stroke
Movement which produces a single or multiple notes on drums
There are several types of strokes: five basic single strokes (noted below), double strokes, and other multiple strokes such as triples, quadruples,
Drum_stroke
Elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation
hyperthermia. The most common causes include heat stroke and adverse reactions to drugs. Heat stroke is an acute temperature elevation caused by exposure
Hyperthermia
Cyrillic letter
Je with stroke (Ј̵ ј̵; italics: Ј̵ ј̵) is a grapheme of the Cyrillic script used by Otto von Böhtlingk in the Yakut language in the 19th century. Il is
Je_with_stroke
Medical mnemonic of stroke symptoms
to help early recognition and detection of the signs and symptoms of a stroke. The acronym stands for Facial drooping, Arm (or leg) weakness, Speech difficulties
FAST_(stroke)
Safety testing procedure
Partial stroke testing (or PST) is a technique used in a control system to allow the user to test a percentage of the possible failure modes of a shut
Partial_stroke_testing
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up stroke of genius in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stroke of genius may refer to: Epiphany (feeling), an experience of a sudden and striking
Stroke_of_genius
In typography (specifically typeface anatomy), a stroke can end in a number of ways. Examples include: The serif, including: The regular serif The bracketed
Stroke_ending
Topics referred to by the same term
different strokes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Different Strokes may refer to: Diff'rent Strokes, an American television series Different Strokes (film)
Different_Strokes
Medical center specializing in strokes
Stroke centers are medical centers having health professionals specially trained in emergency stroke care. They are considered preferred first responders
Stroke_center
Number of strokes of a Chinese character
Stroke number, or stroke count (simplified Chinese: 笔画数; traditional Chinese: 筆畫數; pinyin: bǐhuà shù), is the number of strokes of a Chinese character
Stroke_number
Chinese character sorting method
sorting method based on a stroke alphabet and stroke orders. It is a simplified stroke-based sorting method free of stroke counting and grouping. "YES"
YES_stroke_alphabetical_order
United Kingdom charity
The Stroke Association is a charity in the United Kingdom. It works to prevent stroke, and to support everyone touched by stroke, fund research, and campaign
Stroke_Association
American professional golfer (born 1993)
future NFL player Christian McCaffrey. In 2010, Clark won the Colorado Stroke Play Championship. Aged 16, he was the youngest to win the title since Bob
Wyndham_Clark
American alternative rock band
Stroke 9 is an American alternative rock band formed in Marin County, California, in 1989. Stroke 9 had their first live performance at Caffe Nuvo in
Stroke_9
Ways of using canoe paddles
whitewater strokes. The strokes are also combined or modified. Some commonly known and used strokes are in the table below. Names for strokes can vary between
Canoe_paddle_strokes
Golf competition handicap system
The stroke index is a numbering system used in handicap golf competitions. The rules of golf require that the committee in charge of a competition publish
Stroke_Index
Cyrillic letter used for /ɣ~ʁ/ in various languages
Ge with stroke (Ғ ғ, italics: Ғ ғ) is a Cyrillic letter which represents the letter Г with a horizontal stroke. It is also used in the Bashkir, Kazakh
Ge_with_stroke
American adult animated television series
Stroker & Hoop is an American adult animated television series created by Casper Kelly and Jeffrey G. Olsen for Cartoon Network's late night programming
Stroker_&_Hoop
Cyrillic letter used for /qʼ/ in Abkhaz
Ka with stroke (Ҟ ҟ; italics: Ҟ ҟ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It is formed from the Cyrillic letter Ka (К к) by adding a stroke through the upper
Ka_with_stroke
Topics referred to by the same term
Single-stroke may refer to: Single-stroke pneumatic rifle, an air gun for which one motion of the cocking lever is all that is needed to compress the air
Single-stroke
Position on a boat in rowing
In rowing, the stroke is the rower seated closest to the stern of the boat. In the United Kingdom, the "stroke side" is the port side of the boat, because
Stroke_(position)
Swimming stroke
crawl, is a swimming stroke usually regarded as the fastest of the four front primary strokes. As such, the front crawl stroke is almost universally
Front_crawl
1967 film
Master Stroke (Italian: Colpo maestro al servizio di Sua Maestà britannica) is a 1967 Italian crime film directed by Michele Lupo and starring Richard
Master_Stroke
Letter of the Latin alphabet
(minuscule: ƶ), called Z with stroke, is a letter of the Latin alphabet derived from Z, with the addition of a stroke through the center. Ƶ was used
Z_with_stroke
Two-and-four stroke engines
Two- and four-stroke engines are engines that combine elements from both two-stroke and four-stroke engines. They usually incorporate two pistons. The
Two-_and_four-stroke_engines
Cyrillic letter
Kha with stroke (Ӿ ӿ; italics: Ӿ ӿ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. In Unicode, this letter is called "Ha with stroke". Its form is derived from the
Kha_with_stroke
System of operation used to provide energy to operate autoloading firearms
misconception of what a short-stroke mechanism truly is. As with long-stroke systems, the distinction between short- and long-stroke mechanisms is often misunderstood
Gas-operated_reloading
Chinese standard for stroke-based sorting
The GB stroke-based order, full name GB13000.1 Character Set Chinese Character Order (Stroke-Based Order) (GB13000.1字符集汉字字序(笔画序)规范), is a standard released
GB_stroke-based_order
Single handwriting mark
research, the concept of stroke is used in various ways. In engineering and computer science, there is a tendency to use the term stroke for a single connected
Ballistic_stroke
Natural number
influenced the European form, a two-stroke form consisting of a horizontal upper stroke joined at its right to a stroke going down to the bottom left corner
7
Stroke prior to or soon after birth
Perinatal stroke is a disease where an infant has a stroke between the 140th day of the gestation period and the 28th postpartum day, affecting up to 1
Perinatal_stroke
Heat-related illness caused by the loss of water and electrolytes through sweating
of severity, where heat exhaustion is considered less severe than heat stroke but more severe than heat cramps and heat syncope. Climate change and increasing
Heat_exhaustion
Letter of the Latin alphabet
V with diagonal stroke (Ꝟ, ꝟ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, derived from V with the addition of a bar through the left stroke. This letter is used
V_with_diagonal_stroke
Style of ukulele playing
The split stroke is a style of playing the ukulele which is peculiar to the George Formby style of playing. It is a syncopated rhythm where the player
Split_stroke
2003 studio album by Gerald Levert
Stroke of Genius is the seventh studio album by American R&B singer Gerald Levert. It was released by Elektra Records on October 21, 2003, in the United
Stroke_of_Genius
Letter of the Latin alphabet
Y with stroke (majuscule: Ɏ; minuscule: ɏ) is a letter of the Latin script, derived from Y with the addition of a stroke through the top of the letter
Y_with_stroke
Letter of the Latin alphabet
symbols. Ᵽ (minuscule: ᵽ) or "P with stroke" is a letter of the Latin alphabet, formed from P with the addition of a stroke, usually through the bowl but sometimes
P_with_stroke
Act of removing or stabbing a man's buttocks
Shame-stroke (Old Norse: klámhogg) is the act of cutting off or stabbing a man's buttocks. It symbolizes the anal rape of a man and is designed not only
Shame-stroke
Painting by Richard Dadd
The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke is a painting by English artist Richard Dadd. It was begun in 1855 and worked on until 1864. Dadd painted it while incarcerated
The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke
The_Fairy_Feller's_Master-Stroke
Austrian motorcycle and sports car manufacturer ( owned by Pierier mobility AG )
by XC includes 150, 250 and 300 cc two-stroke models and 250, 350 and 450 cc four-stroke models. The two-stroke XC machines except the 150 cc model are
KTM
Premier championship of motorcycle road racing
racing was originally known as 500cc. Since 2002, the start of the four-stroke era, it has been known as MotoGP. The modern championship is divided into
Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing
Logical operation
In Boolean functions and propositional calculus, the Sheffer stroke denotes a logical operation that is equivalent to the negation of the conjunction operation
Sheffer_stroke
Letter of the Latin alphabet
with stroke, is a letter used in alphabets for Skolt Sámi in Fennoscandia, Kiowa in North America, Kadiwéu in South America. The position of the stroke within
G_with_stroke
Diameter of a piston engine cylinder
calculated based on bore, stroke length and the number of cylinders: displacement = π (1/2 × bore)2 × stroke × ncylinders The stroke ratio, determined by
Bore_(engine)
Heavy-duty line of trucks manufactured by Ford
offered in Classes 3, 4, 5, and 6. The model line also offers Ford Power Stroke V8 diesel engines as an option. Ford also offers a medium-duty version of
Ford_Super_Duty
Four-stroking is a condition of two-stroke engines where combustion occurs every four strokes or more, rather than every two. Though normal in some instances
Four-stroking
Region in the United States
The Stroke Belt or Stroke Alley is a region in the southeastern United States that has been recognized by public health authorities for having an unusually
Stroke_Belt
Letter in several Latin-script alphabets
English-speaking typographers the symbol may be called a "slashed O" or "o with stroke". Although these names suggest it is a ligature or a diacritical variant
Ø
Series of motorcycles
range of 4-stroke powered road motorcycles, having previously almost exclusively manufactured 2-stroke machines. Suzuki had produced the 4-stroke Colleda
Suzuki_GS_series
Chinese character input method
The Stroke Count Method (Chinese: 笔画; pinyin: bǐ huà), Wubihua method, Stroke input method or Bihua IME (Chinese: 五笔画输入法; pinyin: wǔ bǐhuà shūrù fǎ or
Stroke_count_method
Letter of the Latin alphabet (Ɍ, ɍ)
R with stroke (majuscule: Ɍ, minuscule: ɍ) is a letter of the extended Latin alphabet, derived from R with the addition of a flat bar through the middle
R_with_stroke
Cyrillic letter used for /ʁ/ in Nivkh
Ge with stroke and hook or descender (Ӻ ӻ; italics: Ӻ ӻ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script, formed from the Cyrillic letter Ge (Г г Г г) by adding a horizontal
Ge_with_stroke_and_hook
Unicode character block
CJK Strokes is a Unicode block containing examples of each of the standard CJK stroke types. The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose
CJK_Strokes_(Unicode_block)
STROKE
STROKE
Biblical
to beat with loud strokes
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.North German (Ströker) : from an agent derivative of Struck.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an agent derivative of Middle English strike(n) ‘to stroke, smooth’, applied as an occupational name for someone whose job was to fill level measures of grain by passing a flat stick over the brim of the measure, thus removing any heaped excess.
STROKE
STROKE
Female
English
Icelandic name derived from Old Norse heilagr, HELGA means "holy; dedicated to the gods."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Navigator
Boy/Male
Norse
Bear of Thor.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Variant of Qa'im; Upright; Stable
Girl/Female
German, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Healthy; Wealthy
Boy/Male
Norse
Father of Thorvald.
Boy/Male
Arabic, French, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Tamil
Rock; Solid; Pure; Old Arabic Name
Girl/Female
Arabic, Greek, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Fortress; Lovely; Most Beautiful; Castle; An Area
Male
English
English variant spelling of Scottish Adair, ADARE means "the ford of the oaks."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu
Tradition, Culture
STROKE
STROKE
STROKE
STROKE
STROKE
imp. & p. p.
of Stroke
n.
One who strokes; also, one who pretends to cure by stroking.
v. t.
The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman.
v. t.
A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.
v. t.
The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided; -- called also stroke oar.
n.
The length of stroke of a reciprocating piece; as, the travel of a slide valve.
v. t.
The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke.
n.
A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing.
v. t.
One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc.
v. t.
The movement, in either direction, of the piston plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam engine or a pump, in which these parts have a reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston; also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston, in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Stroke
pl.
of Strokesman
n.
The man who rows the aftermost oar, and whose stroke is to be followed by the rest.
n.
An accidental or a slyly given stroke.
v. t.
A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death.
v. t.
Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay.
n.
An upward stroke, especially the stroke, or line, made by a writing instrument when moving upward, or from the body of the writer, or a line corresponding to the part of a letter thus made.
a.
Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.
v. t.
A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke.
v. t.
To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.