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apoplexy

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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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stroke

1  [strohk] ,noun, verb, stroked, strok⋅ing.
–noun
1. the act or an instance of striking, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; a blow.
2. a hitting of or upon anything.
3. a striking of a clapper or hammer, as on a bell.
4. the sound produced by this.
5. a throb or pulsation, as of the heart.
6. Also called apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident. Pathology. a blockage or hemorrhage of a blood vessel leading to the brain, causing inadequate oxygen supply and, depending on the extent and location of the abnormality, such symptoms as weakness, paralysis of parts of the body, speech difficulties, and, if severe, loss of consciousness or death.
7. something likened to a blow in its effect, as in causing pain, injury, or death; an attack of apoplexy or paralysis.
8. a destructive discharge of lightning.
9. a vigorous movement, as if in dealing a blow.
10. Sports. a hitting of a ball, as by the swing of a racquet in tennis or the controlled jabbing or thrusting with the cue in pool and billiards.
11. a single complete movement, esp. one continuously repeated in some process.
12. Machinery.
a. one of a series of alternating continuous movements of something back and forth over or through the same line.
b. the complete movement of a moving part, esp. a reciprocating part, in one direction.
c. the distance traversed in such a movement.
d. a half revolution of an engine during which the piston travels from one extreme of its range to the other.
13. Swimming.
a. a type or method of swimming: The crawl is a rapid stroke.
b. each of the successive movements of the arms and legs in propelling the body through the water.
14. Rowing.
a. a single pull of the oar.
b. the manner or style of moving the oars.
c. Also called stroke oar. the crew member nearest to the stern of the boat, to whose strokes those of the other crew members must conform.
15. a movement of a pen, pencil, brush, graver, or the like.
16. a mark traced by or as if by one movement of a pen, pencil, brush, or the like.
17. a distinctive or effective touch in a literary composition: His style revealed the stroke of a master.
18. a single or minimal act, piece, or amount of work, activity, etc.: to refuse to do a stroke of work.
19. an attempt to attain some object: a bold stroke for liberty.
20. a measure adopted for a particular purpose.
21. a keystroke: no more than 65 strokes to the line for business letters.
22. a feat or achievement: a stroke of genius.
23. a sudden or chance happening, as of luck or fortune.
–verb (used with object)
24. to mark with a stroke or strokes, as of a pen; cancel, as by a stroke of a pen.
25. Rowing.
a. to row as a stroke oar of (a boat or crew).
b. to set the stroke for the crew of (a boat).
26. Sports. to hit (a ball), as with a deliberate, smooth swing of a bat or club.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME strok, strak (n.), prob. continuing OE *strāc (whence strācian to stroke 2 ); c. G Streich; akin to strike

Synonyms:
1. rap, tap, knock, pat. 1, 7. See blow 1 . 5. beat, thump; rhythm.
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ap·o·plex·y   (āp'ə-plěk'sē)   
n.  

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

  2. A sudden effusion of blood into an organ or tissue.

  3. A fit of extreme anger; rage: "The proud . . . members suffered collective apoplexy, and this year they are out for blood" (David Finch).


[Middle English apoplexie, from Old French, from Late Latin apoplēxia, from Greek apoplēxiā, from apoplēssein, apoplēg-, to cripple by a stroke : apo-, intensive pref.; see apo- + plēssein, to strike; see plāk-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Cultural Dictionary

stroke

A sudden loss of brain function caused by an interruption in the supply of blood to the brain. A ruptured blood vessel or cerebral thrombosis may cause the stroke, which can occur in varying degrees of severity from temporary paralysis and slurred speech to permanent brain damage and death.

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Slang Dictionary
stroke

  1. tv. & in.
    to flatter someone; to soothe and comfort someone. : She “strokes” everybody to keep them on her side during the bad times.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

stroke  (n.)
"act of striking," c.1297, probably from O.E. *strac, from P.Gmc. *straikaz (cf. M.L.G. strek, Ger. streich, Goth. striks "stroke"), related to the verb stracian (see stroke (v.)). The meaning "mark of a pen" is from 1567; that of "a striking of a clock" is from 1436. Sense of "feat, achievement" (e.g. stroke of luck, 1853) first found 1672; the meaning "single pull of an oar or single movement of machinery" is from 1731. Meaning "apoplectic seizure" is from 1599 (originally the Stroke of God's Hand). Swimming sense is from 1800.

apoplexy 
c.1386, "sudden fit of paralysis and dizziness," from L.L. apoplexia, from Gk. apoplexia, from apoplessein "to strike down and incapacitate," from apo- "off" (see apo-), in this case probably an intensive prefix, + plessein "hit." The L. translation, sideratio, means "disease caused by a constellation."
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Medical Dictionary

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>

Main Entry: stroke
Pronunciation: 'strOk
Function: noun
: sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion caused by rupture orobstruction (as by a clot) of a blood vessel of the brain called also apoplexy, brain attack, cerebral accident, cerebrovascular accident,; —see LITTLE STROKE
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Medical Dictionary

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.

stroke 1 (strōk)
n.

  1. A sudden severe attack, as of paralysis or sunstroke.

  2. A sudden loss of brain function caused by a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel to the brain, characterized by loss of muscular control, diminution or loss of sensation or consciousness, dizziness, slurred speech, or other symptoms that vary with the extent and severity of the damage to the brain. Also called cerebral accident, cerebrovascular accident.

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