apoplectoid
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Apoplectoid — Apoplectiform Ap o*plec ti*form, Apoplectoid Ap o*plec toid, a. [Apoplectic + form, oid.] Resembling apoplexy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apoplectoid — ap·o·plec·toid … English syllables
apoplectoid — adjective resembling apoplexy • Syn: ↑apoplectiform • Pertains to noun: ↑apoplexy, ↑apoplexy (for: ↑apoplectiform) * * * adjective see apoplectiform … Useful english dictionary
apoplectiform — adjective resembling apoplexy • Syn: ↑apoplectoid • Pertains to noun: ↑apoplexy (for: ↑apoplectoid), ↑apoplexy … Useful english dictionary
Apoplectiform — Ap o*plec ti*form, Apoplectoid Ap o*plec toid, a. [Apoplectic + form, oid.] Resembling apoplexy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apoplexy — 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… … Universalium
Encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain. Encephalitis occurs, for example, in 1 in 1,000 cases of measles. It may start (up to 3 weeks) after onset of the measles rash and present with high fever, convulsions, and coma. It usually runs a blessedly short course … Medical dictionary
