apoplexy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: apoplexy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for apoplexy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apoplexy n a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain Synonym(s): stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apoplexy \Ap"oplex`y\ ([acr]p"[osl]pl[ecr]ks`[ycr]), n. [OE. poplexye, LL. poplexia, apoplexia, fr. Gr. 'apoplhxi`a, fr. 'apoplh`ssein to cripple by a stroke; 'apo` from + plh`ssein to strike: cf. F. apoplexie. See {Plague}.] (Med.) Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain. Note: 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.