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ministroke

noun \ˈmi-nē-ˌstrōk\

Definition of MINISTROKE

:  transient ischemic attack
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First Known Use of MINISTROKE

1980

Rhymes with MINISTROKE

artichoke, at a stroke, Bolingbroke, chestnut oak, equivoque, fisherfolk, gentlefolk, go for broke, herrenvolk, hub-and-spoke, masterstroke, monocoque, mourning cloak, okeydoke, poison oak, Roanoke, thunderstroke, turkey oak, water oak, womenfolk

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