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apoplectiform

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ap⋅o⋅plex⋅y

  [ap-uh-plek-see]
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–noun Pathology.
1. stroke (def. 6).
2. a sudden, usually marked loss of bodily function due to rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel.
3. a hemorrhage into an organ cavity or tissue.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME apoplexie < LL < Gk, equiv. to apóplēkt(os) (see apoplectic ) + -ia -y 3

Related forms:
ap⋅o⋅plec⋅ti⋅form  [ap-uh-plek-tuh-fawrm] , ap⋅o⋅plec⋅toid, adjective
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Main Entry: ap·o·plec·ti·form
Pronunciation: -'plek-t&-"form
Function: adjective
: resembling stroke <apoplectiformseizures>

Main Entry: ap·o·plexy
Pronunciation: 'ap-&-"plek-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -plex·ies
1 : STROKE
2 : copious hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ apoplexy> apoplexy>
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apoplexy ap·o·plex·y (āp'ə-plěk'sē)
n.

  1. Sudden impairment of neurological function, especially from a cerebral hemorrhage; a stroke.

  2. An effusion of blood into a tissue or organ.

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