apoplexy
n.
loss of movement, feeling, etc.; stroke, heart failure
Apoplexy
Apoplexy is an old-fashioned
medical term, which can be used to mean 'neurological impairment' or '
hemorrhage'. It can be used non-medically to mean a state of extreme rage. The word derives from the
Greek word for 'seizure', apoplexia , in the sense of being struck down.
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Apoplexy
apoplexy
Noun
1. a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
(synonym) stroke, cerebrovascular accident, CVA
(hypernym) attack
(hyponym) ischemic stroke, ischaemic stroke
(part-meronym) cerebral hemorrhage
Apoplexy
(n.)
Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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