A stroke (a "brain stroke" or "brain attack") is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death.
Stroke or stroking may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Stroke (composition), a 2010 orchestral composition by Joan Tower Stroke (film), a 1992 Canadian short film Stroke (journal), a cardiology journal Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox, a 2009 benefit compilation album "The Stroke", a 1981 song by Billy Squier The Strokes, a rock band "Stroke", a 2019 song by Banks from III "Strokin, a 1986 song by Clarence Carter "Stroke" (poem), a 1965 poem by Vincent Buckley
Health conditions Myocardial infarction or heart stroke Heat stroke, a condition caused by overexposure to the sun
Sports Rowing stroke, the action of moving an oar through the water to propel a boat forward Stroke (position), in the sport of rowing, the rower seated closest to the stern Stroke, a scuba diver who is not following the rules of Doing It Right Stroke play, a scoring system used in golf Swimming stroke, a swimming style
Writing and graphics Stroke (CJK character), part of a Chinese character Stroke, a trace of ink in handwriting Stroke, a line that makes up part or all of a letter in typeface anatomy Stroke, one of the two basic methods of drawing a path in vector graphics Bar (diacritic) or stroke, a line drawn across a grapheme. Slash (punctuation), the typographical character, is also known as a "stroke"
Other uses Stroke (engine), a single action of some engines Stroke, the recognition, attention or responsiveness that one person gives another in transactional analysis
See also
Different Strokes (disambiguation)