apoplexia

Borrowed from Late Latin poplexia, apoplexia, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία (apoplēxía), from ἀποπλήσσειν (apoplḗssein, “to cripple by a stroke”); ἀπό (apó, “from”) + πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒpoplɛksijɒ]
• Hyphenation: apop‧le‧xia
• Rhymes: -jɒ

apoplexia (plural apoplexiák)

1. apoplexy

apoplēxia f (genitive apoplēxiae); first declension

1. apoplexy

First-declension noun.

• Logeion

From Late Latin poplexia, apoplexia, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία (apoplēxía), from ἀποπλήσσειν (apoplḗssein, “to cripple by a stroke”); ἀπό (apó, “from”) + πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”).

• Hyphenation: a‧po‧ple‧xi‧a

apoplexia f (plural apoplexias)

1. (medicine) apoplexy (loss of consciousness)