Definitions for ictusˈɪk təs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ic•tusˈɪk təs(n.)(pl.)-tus•es, -tus.
rhythmical or metrical stress in verse.
Category: Prosody
an epileptic seizure. a stroke, esp. a cerebrovascular accident.
Category: Pathology
Origin of ictus:
1700–10; < L: stroke, thrust
ic′tic(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
seizure, ictus, raptus(noun)
a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
"he suffered an epileptic seizure"
Wiktionary
ictus(Noun)
the pulse
ictus(Noun)
A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.
ictus(Noun)
The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare arsis.
Origin: From the ictus, from icio.
Webster Dictionary
Ictus(noun)
the stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word. Cf. Arsis
Ictus(noun)
a stroke or blow, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc
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