脑梗死 Traditional form: 腦梗死 Pinyin (reading): nǎogěngsǐ Definitions: cerebral infarction Characters: 脑 - brain 梗 - stem, branch; to hinder, to block 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible Traditional characters: 腦 - brain 梗 - stem, branch; to hinder, to block 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible