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APOPLECTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy
Example:
apoplectic seizure
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
apoplexy (a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain)
Derivation:
apoplexy (a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain)