Definition for AP'O-PLEX-Y

AP'O-PLEX-Y, n. [Gr. αποπληξια, of, απο, from, and πλησσω, to strike.]

Abolition of sense and voluntary motion, from suspension of the functions of the cerebrum. Dryden, for the sake of measure, uses apoplex, for apoplexy.

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