bloodstroke

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noun

Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.

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Meanings

nounbloodstroke (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablemedicineLoss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.

    All other measures relative to the bloodstroke have an equal reference to those cases where the patient.

    1829, George Warren, A commentary, with practical observations on disorders of the head
  2. uncountableA stroke or blow with a weapon that draws blood.

    Cleaving the air with bloodstroke upon bloodstroke, Jarl made his bitter steel sing.

    2006, Hugh Cook, The Witchlord and the Weaponmaster, page 18

Origin

From blood + stroke. Compare French coup de sang.

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APA

bloodstroke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodstroke

MLA

“bloodstroke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodstroke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bloodstroke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodstroke.

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