Apoplexy

  • 21apoplexy — noun (U) old fashioned an illness caused by a problem in your brain which can damage your ability to move, feel, or think stroke 1 (1) …

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  • 22apoplexy — ap·o·plexy …

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  • 23apoplexy — n.; see stroke …

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  • 24apoplexy — UK [ˈæpəˌpleksɪ] / US noun [uncountable] formal extreme anger …

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  • 25apoplexy — ap•o•plex•y [[t]ˈæp əˌplɛk si[/t]] n. 1) pat stroke I, 5) 2) pat a sudden, usu. marked, loss of bodily function due to rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < LL apoplexia < Gk …

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  • 26apoplexy — /ˈæpəplɛksi / (say apuhpleksee) noun 1. marked loss of bodily function due to cerebral haemorrhage. 2. haemorrhage into the tissue of any organ, especially the brain. 3. Colloquial a fit of rage. {Middle English apoplexie, from Latin apoplēxia,… …

  • 27apoplexy —   Ma i kūhewa, make kā iliponi; umalei (rare) …

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  • 28apoplexy — [14] The Greek verb apopléssein meant ‘incapacitate by means of a stroke’. It was formed from the prefix apo ‘away, off’ (here used as an intensive) and the verb pléssein ‘hit’ (source of English plectrum [17] and related to English complain,… …

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  • 29apoplexy — n. a sudden loss of consciousness, voluntary movement, and sensation caused by blockage or rupture of a brain artery; a stroke. Etymology: ME f. OF apoplexie f. LL apoplexia f. Gk apoplexia (as APOPLECTIC) …

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  • 30Ovarian apoplexy — is a sudden rupture in the ovary, commonly at the site of a cyst, accompanied by hemorrhage in the ovarian tissue and/or intraperitoneal bleeding.[1] Contents 1 Pathogenesis 2 Symptoms 3 Classification …

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