— apoplectiform /ap'euh plek"teuh fawrm'/ , apoplectoid , adj.
/ap"euh plek'see/ , n. Pathol.
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.
[ 1350-1400; ME apoplexie apóplekt ( os ) (see APOPLECTIC) + -ia -Y 3 ]