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ic⋅tus

  [ik-tuhs]
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–noun, plural -tus⋅es, -tus.
1. Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
2. Pathology.
a. an epileptic seizure.
b. a stroke, esp. a cerebrovascular accident.
Origin:
1700–10; < L: stroke, thrust, equiv. to īc(ere) to strike with a weapon + -tus suffix of v. action

Related forms:
ictic, adjective
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ic·tus   (ĭk'təs)   
n.   pl. ictus or ic·tus·es

  1. Medicine A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure.

  2. The accent that falls on a stressed syllable in a line of scanned verse.


[Latin, stroke, from past participle of īcere, to strike.]
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Main Entry: ic·tus
Pronunciation: 'ik-t&s
Function: noun
1 : a beat or pulsation especially of the heart
2 : a suddenattack or seizure especially of stroke
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ictus ic·tus (ĭk'təs)
n. pl. ictus or ic·tus·es
A sudden attack, stroke, or seizure.

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