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apoplexy
n. loss of movement, feeling, etc.; stroke, heart failure


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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 /ap·o·plexy/ old term for stroke syndrome. adrenal apoplexy sudden massive hemorrhage into the adrenal gland, occurring in [more]Apoplexy - Community and Resources

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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


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Apoplexy
(n.)
Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.
  

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