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bloodstroke

bloodstroke noun: loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.

Noun

bloodstroke (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Loss 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. A 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 of bloodstroke

From blood + stroke. Compare French coup de sang.

Questions about bloodstroke

What does bloodstroke mean?
Bloodstroke means loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
What part of speech is bloodstroke?
Bloodstroke is a noun.

Words near bloodstroke in the dictionary

  1. bloodstocks
  2. bloodstone
  3. bloodstones
  4. bloodstream
  5. bloodstreams
  6. bloodstroke
  7. bloodsuck
  8. bloodsucked
  9. bloodsucker
  10. bloodsuckers
  11. bloodsuckery

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