Apoplexy
101plague — [14] Etymologically, plague means a ‘blow’ or ‘stroke’. It goes back to the same prehistoric base, *plag ‘hit’, as produced Latin plangere ‘beat’ (source of English complain, plaintiff [14], plaintive [14], and plangent [19] – which originally… …
102cerebral hemorrhage — noun bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain • Hypernyms: ↑bleeding, ↑hemorrhage, ↑haemorrhage • Part Holonyms: ↑stroke, ↑apoplexy, ↑cerebrovascular accident, ↑CVA * * * …
103cerebrovascular accident — noun a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain • Syn: ↑stroke, ↑apoplexy, ↑CVA • Derivationally related forms: ↑apoplectic (for: ↑apoplexy) …
104CVA — noun a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain • Syn: ↑stroke, ↑apoplexy, ↑cerebrovascular accident • Derivationally related forms: ↑apoplectic (for: ↑apoplexy) …
105electroplexy — n. Brit. electroconvulsive therapy. Etymology: ELECTRO + APOPLEXY * * * ˌpleksē noun ( es) Etymology: electr + plexy (as in apoplexy) Britain : electroshock therapy …
106Access — Ac*cess (#; 277), n. [F. acc[ e]s, L. accessus, fr. accedere. See {Accede}.] 1. A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince. [1913 Webster] I did repel his letters, and denied His access to… …
107Apoplectic — Ap o*plec tic, n. One liable to, or affected with, apoplexy. [1913 Webster] …
108Apoplectiform — Ap o*plec ti*form, Apoplectoid Ap o*plec toid, a. [Apoplectic + form, oid.] Resembling apoplexy. [1913 Webster] …
109Apoplectoid — Apoplectiform Ap o*plec ti*form, Apoplectoid Ap o*plec toid, a. [Apoplectic + form, oid.] Resembling apoplexy. [1913 Webster] …
110Apoplex — Ap o*plex, n. Apoplexy. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] …