Ictus Definition

Beat or stress.

Ictus Poem Example

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[n] a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure"

Synonyms

raptus, seizure

See Also...

attack, convulsion, focal seizure, raptus hemorrhagicus

Related Terms

abdominal epilepsy, accent, accentuation, access, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, affect epilepsy, akinetic epilepsy, Alexandrine, amphibrach, amphimacer, anacrusis, anapest, antispast, apoplexy, arrest, arsis, attack, autonomic epilepsy, bacchius,

Misc. Definitions

\Ic"tus\, n. [L., fr. icere, ictum, to strike.]
1. (Pros.) The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word. Cf. {Arsis}.
2. (Med.) A stroke or blow, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.