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    apoplexy
    /ˈapəplɛksi/

    noun

    • 1. unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral haemorrhage or stroke: dated "Browne died of apoplexy"
    • 2. extreme anger: informal "the decision has aroused apoplexy among environmentalists"

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  2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › apoplexyApoplexy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Apoplexy is a sudden and often fatal fit resulting from blood vessels bursting in the brain. The 19th century character Madame Bovary became a widow because of it. Today, we generally call it "a stroke," but apoplexy sounds way better.

  3. www.britannica.com › dictionary › apoplexyApoplexy Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    1. medical, old-fashioned : the sudden loss of the ability to feel or move parts of the body caused by too little blood going to the brain : stroke. 2. informal : great anger and excitement.

  4. www.mountsinai.org › health-library › diseases-conditionsApoplexy Information | Mount Sinai - New York

    Apoplexy is bleeding into an organ or loss of blood flow to an organ. For example, Adrenal apoplexy -- bleeding into the adrenal glands. Pituitary apoplexy -- bleeding into the pituitary gland. Apoplexy most often refers to stroke symptoms that occur suddenly.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › example › englishAPOPLEXY in a sentence | Sentence examples by ... - Cambridge ...

    Examples of APOPLEXY in a sentence, how to use it. 75 examples: Effective treatment of depression following apoplexy with citalopram. - The…

  6. medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com › apoplexiaApoplexia | definition of Apoplexia by Medical dictionary

    apoplexy (1) An imprecise term for sudden haemorrhage, as in intracerebral haemorrhage (stroke, see there) or a massive haemorrhage into any organ or tissue. (2) Mental or psychological crisis, such as a fit of extreme anger or rage.