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ictus
1. A stroke or attack. 2. A beat. [L.]
- i. cordis SYN: heart beat.
- i. epilepticus an epileptic convulsion.
- i. paralyticus a paralytic stroke.
- i. solis SYN: sunstroke.

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ic·tus 'ik-təs n
1) a beat or pulsation esp. of the heart
2) a sudden attack or seizure esp. of stroke

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n.
a stroke or any sudden attack. The term is often used for an epileptic seizure, stressing the suddenness of its onset.

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ic·tus (ikґtəs) pl. icґtus [L. “stroke”] a seizure, stroke, blow, or sudden attack. ictal adj

Medical dictionary. 2011.