Apoplexies

/əˈpɑl.ɪk.siz/ noun

Definition

Plural form of apoplexy; multiple instances or types of sudden loss of consciousness or stroke.

Etymology

The plural form of apoplexy, created by changing the final -y to -ies. This basic grammatical form allows discussion of multiple apoplectic events.

Kelly Says

When doctors in the 1600s-1800s wrote about 'apoplexies' in patients, they were grouping together strokes, sudden paralysis, and unconscious spells as one disease because they didn't yet understand the brain well enough to distinguish between them.

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