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apoplexy

ap.o.plexy \'ap-*-.plek-se-\ n [ME apoplexie, fr. MF & LL; MF, fr. LL 
   apoplexia, fr. Gk apople|B-xia, fr. apople-ssein to cripple by a stroke, 
   fr. apo- + ple-ssein to strike - more at PLAINT : sudden diminution or loss 
   of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary mot ion caused by rupture or 
   obstruction of an artery of the brain