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