A stroke certainly is 'un AVC', but as the order of initials indicates 'un AVC' cannot be 'un accident cardio-vasculaire'; it is 'un accident vasculaire crérébral'
Stroke/AVC
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Lucien J.Kwiziq community member
Stroke/AVC
This question relates to:French vocab and grammar list "Medical Emergency vocabulary in French"
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Hi Lucien,
Indeed the acronym order of the letters should be respected and it should be as you suggest, however, this is how your will hear them called -
accidents cardio-vasculaires
Bonne Continuation!
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