Apoplexy Definition
ăpə-plĕksē
noun
A cerebrovascular accident, or stroke.
Webster's New World
A condition in any organ of severe hemorrhage or infarction.
Webster's New World
Sudden impairment of neurological function, especially that resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage; a stroke.
American Heritage Medicine
A sudden effusion of blood into an organ or tissue.
American Heritage Medicine
A fit of extreme anger; rage.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
- cva
- cerebrovascular-accident
- stroke
- paresis
- paraplegia
- hemiplegia
- diplegia
- diastrophism
- seizure
- circulatory trouble
- occlusion
- thrombosis
- breaking a blood vessel
Antonyms:
Other Word Forms of Apoplexy
Noun
Singular:
apoplexy
Plural:
apoplexiesOrigin of Apoplexy
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Middle English apoplexie from Old French from Late Latin apoplēxia from Greek apoplēxiā from apoplēssein apoplēg- to cripple by a stroke apo- intensive pref. apo– plēssein to strike plāk-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Old English poplexye, Late Latin poplexia, apoplexia, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία (apoplēxia), from ἀποπλήσσειν (apoplēssein) to cripple by a stroke; ἀπό (apo, “from”) + πλήσσειν (plēssein, “to strike”): compare with French apoplexie. See plague.
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