different between cerebrovascular vs clopidogrel

English

Etymology

cerebro- +? vascular

Adjective

cerebrovascular (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to the blood vessels that run to or from the brain.

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

cerebro- +? vascular

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /?e?eb?obasku?la?/, [?e.?e.???o.??as.ku?la?]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /se?eb?obasku?la?/, [se.?e.???o.??as.ku?la?]
• Rhymes: -a?
• Hyphenation: ce?re?bro?vas?cu?lar

Adjective

cerebrovascular (plural cerebrovasculares)

1. cerebrovascular

Derived terms

• accidente cerebrovascular

English

Etymology

Probably from chlo(ro)- +? p(yr)id(ine) +? -o- +? -grel (“platelet aggregation inhibitor”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kl?(?)?p?d.??.??l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /klo??p?d.?????l/

Noun

clopidogrel (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) An oral antiplatelet agent used to inhibit blood clots in coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease, having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₆ClNO₂S

References

• “clopidogrel”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “clopidogrel”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).