Definition of apoplexy Apoplexy

/æˈpʌplɛˌksi/ - [atpupleksee] - ap•o•plex•y

We found 7 definitions of apoplexy from 6 different sources.

What does apoplexy mean?

Noun
apoplexy - a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
		stroke, cerebrovascular accident, CVA
		attack a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
		ischaemic stroke, ischemic stroke the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)
		haemorrhagic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain

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apoplexy (Noun)
Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.
apoplexy (Noun)
Great anger and excitement.

apoplexy (n.)
Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.

apoplexy
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.

apoplexy
a′po-pleks-i, n. loss of sensation and of motion by a sudden stroke, generally applied by modern medical writers to rupture of a blood-vessel, with hemorrhage in the brain or its membranes, whether with or without consciousness—also figuratively.—adjs. Apoplec′tic, -al, pertaining to or causing apoplexy: suffering from, or likely to suffer from, apoplexy.—adv. Apoplec′tically.—n. Ap′oplex (arch.), apoplexy.—adj. Ap′oplexed (Shak.), affected with apoplexy. [Gr. apoplēxia—apo, from, away, and plēss-ein, to strike.]