Stroke (disambiguation)
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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.
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