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Noun: apoplexy  'a-pu`plek-see
  1. 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

Derived forms: apoplexies

See also: apoplectic, apoplectoid

Type of: attack

Encyclopedia: Apoplexy

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