Dictionary entry overview: What does pilot mean? â¢ PILOT (noun) The noun PILOT has 6 senses: 1. someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight 2. a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor 3. a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
Apoplexy is bleeding within internal organs and the accompanying symptoms. For example, ovarian apoplexy is bleeding in the ovaries. The term formerly referred to what is now called a stroke; nowadays, health care professionals typically specify the type of apoplexy, such as pituitary apoplexy and ovarian apoplexy.or example, ovarian apoplexy is bleeding in the ovaries. The term formerly referred to what is now called a stroke; nowadays, health care professionals typically specify the type of apoplexy, such as pituitary apoplexy and ovarian apoplexy.
Usage notes. The term is now usually limited to cerebral apoplexy, or loss of consciousness due to effusion of blood or other lesion within the substance of the brain; but it is sometimes extended to denote an effusion of blood into the substance of any organ; as, apoplexy of the lung. Related terms . apoplectic; Translations