lacune
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
/ləˈk(j)uːn/(UK)
Definition of lacune
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A lacunar stroke or infarct.
“We compared the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban […] with aspirin […] for the prevention of recurrent stroke in patients with recent ischemic stroke that was presumed to be from cerebral embolism but without arterial stenosis, lacune, or an identified cardioembolic source.”
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noun
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A lacunar stroke or infarct.
“We compared the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban […] with aspirin […] for the prevention of recurrent stroke in patients with recent ischemic stroke that was presumed to be from cerebral embolism but without arterial stenosis, lacune, or an identified cardioembolic source.”
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A lacuna.
“Let us climb over the ice and snow, leap across the lacune, and wipe away the stiria”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From French lacune. Doublet of lacuna and lagoon.
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