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Etymology
Old English poplexye, LL. poplexia, apoplexia, from Gr. ἀποπληξία (apoplēxia), from ἀποπλήσσειν (apoplēssein) to cripple by a stroke; ἀπό (apo) from + πλήσσειν (plēssein) to strike: compare with French apoplexie. See Plague.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈæp.əˌplɛk.si/
audio|en-us-apoplexy.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|apolex|ies

1. context|medicine Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.

Translations
trans-top|loss of consciousness
German: t-|de|Apoplexia|f, t-|de|Apoplexie|f, t+|de|Schlaganfall|m
Greek: t|el|αποπληξία|αποπληξίες|sc=Grek (apoplixía)
Hebrew: he-translation|שבץ|shavatz m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Usage notes
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.

Related terms
apoplectic

References
R:1913

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