A sudden event. Often used as equivalent to stroke.

The result of a stroke (cerbrovascular accident (CVA)).

sudden paralysis, perhaps by stroke, or bleed into the brain or other organ.

Latin word for stroke, derived from the Greek word plesso. Apoplexy was defined as “a stroke of God's hands.

hemorrhage of a blood vessel in a brain; a stroke = born

paralysis due to stroke

A historical, but obsolete term for a cerebral stroke, most often intracerebral hemorrhage, that was applied to any condition that involved disorientation and/or paralysis.

Sudden loss of consciousness, a stroke or sudden hemorrhage

A cerebrovascular accident (stroke).

Apoplexy is the condition of having suffered a stroke; intracranial hemorrhage.

Sudden neurologic impairment due to a cerebrovascular disorder, e.g., cerebral stroke.

The result of a stroke (cerebrovascular accident (CVA)).

A sudden event that is equivalent to a stroke.

Apoplexy derives from the Greek word for 'seizure', in the sense of being struck down. It is an old-fashioned medical term, which can be used to mean 'neurological impairment' or 'hemorrhage'. It can be used non-medically to mean a state of extreme rage.