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apoplexy

ap·o·plex·y [ áppə plèksee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. angry fit: a fit of anger

2. stroke caused by brain hemorrhage: a cerebral stroke, usually caused by a hemorrhage in the brain ( archaic )

[14th century. Via French and Latin< Greek apoplēxia< apoplēssein "strike completely" < plēssein "to strike"]
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