Apoplexy
Apoplexy noun - A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
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Synonyms for Apoplexy
Stroke
Stroke noun - A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
Apoplexy is a synonym for stroke in seizure topic. You can use "Apoplexy" instead a noun "Stroke", if it concerns topics such as health, palsy. archaic substitute
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- A heart attack or stroke ("apoplexy") meant a relatively honorable death — after all, everyone "knew" they were caused by working too hard or being under too much stress.
Source: Useful Notes / The Fifties
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