APOPLEXY


Meaning of APOPLEXY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-pə-ˌplek-sē ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English apoplexie, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin apoplexia, from Greek apoplēxia, from apoplēssein to cripple by a stroke, from apo- + plēssein to strike — more at plaint

Date: 15th century

: stroke 5

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