apoplexy
[ ap-uh-plek-see ]
/ ˈæp əˌplɛk si /
noun
a sudden, usually marked loss of bodily function due to rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel.
a hemorrhage into an organ cavity or tissue.
a state of extreme anger.
Origin of apoplexy
1350–1400; Middle English
apoplexie < Late Latin < Greek, equivalent to
apóplēkt(os) (see
apoplectic) +
-ia
-y3
Words nearby apoplexy
apophysis,
apophysitis,
apoplast,
apoplectic,
apoplectiform,
apoplexy,
apoprotein,
apoptosis,
apopyle,
aporepressor,
aporia
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British Dictionary definitions for apoplexy
apoplexy
/ (ˈæpəˌplɛksɪ) /
noun
sudden loss of consciousness, often followed by paralysis, caused by rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel in the brain
Word Origin for apoplexy
C14: from Old French
apoplexie, from Late Latin
apoplēxia, from Greek: from
apoplēssein to cripple by a stroke, from
plēssein to strike
Medical definitions for apoplexy
apoplexy
[ ăp′ə-plĕk′sē ]
n.
Sudden impairment of neurological function, especially from a cerebral hemorrhage; a stroke.
An effusion of blood into a tissue or organ.