Apoplexie

See also: apoplexie

German

Etymology

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

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Noun

Apoplexie f (genitive Apoplexie, plural Apoplexien)

1. (medicine) apoplexy

Further reading

• “Apoplexie” in Duden online