Apoplexia

See also: apoplexia

German

Etymology

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

Noun

Apoplexia f (genitive Apoplexia, plural Apoplexiaen)

  1. (medicine) apoplexy
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