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APOPLEXY
(noun) a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
synonyms : cerebrovascular accident , cva , strokeHe had a fit of apoplexy and fell to the floor in a heap. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for apoplexy
(Tag: ) Remember 'perplex'?- means can not decide what to do - a suddent loss of sense. Similarly, apoplexy means to loose consciousness.
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-1 (Tag: ) A people(pople) sexy... all of a sudden when a sexy lady appears from the people and comes near u..for tht instant u ll feel tht u cannot move or feel any thing ;)
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Origin
14th century. Via French and Latin < Greek apoplēxia < apoplēssein "strike completely" < plēssein "to strike added by bimal03
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We can think, Apolo + complex. One complex patient has come to the Hosp Emergency, who is "unconsciousness or incapacity resulting fm a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke. added by shootdemup!
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