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Apoplexy

Apoplexy Meaning & Definition
Apoplexy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Apoplexy?

[n] a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

Synonyms | Synonyms for Apoplexy: cerebrovascular accident | CVA | stroke

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See Also | attack | cerebral hemorrhage | haemorrhagic stroke | hemorrhagic stroke | ischaemic stroke | ischemic stroke

Apoplexy In Webster's Dictionary

\Ap"o*plex`y\ ([a^]p"[-o]*pl[e^]ks`[y^]), n. [OE. poplexye, LL. poplexia, apoplexia, fr. Gr. 'apoplhxi`a, fr. 'apoplh`ssein to cripple by a stroke; 'apo` from + plh`ssein to strike: cf. F. apoplexie. See {Plague}.] (Med.) Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain. Note: The term is now usually limited to cerebral apoplexy, or loss of consciousness due to effusion of blood or other lesion within the substance of the brain; but it is sometimes extended to denote an effusion of blood into the substance of any organ; as, apoplexy of the lung.

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