apoplejía

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apopleˈxia/ [a.po.pleˈxi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: a‧po‧ple‧jí‧a

Noun

apoplejía f (plural apoplejías)

1. (medicine) apoplexy

Derived terms

• apopléjico

 

Related terms

• apoplético

 

Further reading

• “apoplejía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28