Definition of apoplexy
1
medical
a
dated
: stroke sense 5
The medical evidence showed conclusively that death was due to apoplexy.— Arthur Conan Doyle
b
: gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ
pituitary apoplexy
2
: a state of intense and almost uncontrollable anger
… he had irritated his superior into apoplexy …— Kevin Patterson … this latest attraction has sparked apoplexy among some environmentalists.— Jayne Clark
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