The term “ictus” is used in medicine to describe the sudden onset of a medical event, particularly those affecting the nervous system. Originating from the Latin word for “a blow” or “a stroke,” it captures the abrupt nature of these episodes.
Second stage/phase of seizure is the ictus stage, which has two major forms of seizures named generalized and partial seizures. In this case, condition of a person at the time of seizure depends on the exact place in the human brain where disruption of various neural activities takes place.
ICTUS definition: rhythmical or metrical stress. See examples of ictus used in a sentence.
ictus A sudden attack of disease such as a STROKE. Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
The term ictus (“stroke” in Latin) describes the sudden and abrupt nature of the symptoms due to cerebral vascular lesion.
Noun ictus (plural ictus or ictuses or ictusses) The pulse. (medicine) A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc. (prosody) The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare arsis.
An ictus is a stress or accent that allows a rhythm to be maintained in poetry or music. It can also refer to a stroke or sudden attack of a disease, particularly in medical terms such as a heart attack or seizure.
/ˈɪktəs/ /ˈɪktɪs/ IPA guide Definitions of ictus noun a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease synonyms: raptus, seizure