 apoplexy |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine) a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain | |
| Synonyms: | stroke CVA cerebrovascular_accident | |
| Related terms: | seizure attack ischaemic_stroke haemorrhagic_stroke cerebral_hemorrhage | |
| Similar spelling: |
apoplectic apoplectoid |
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