ICTUS

seizure, ictus, raptus

(noun) a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; “he suffered an epileptic seizure”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

ictus (plural ictus or ictuses)

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.

(music) In conducting, the indication of a musical event, most often the beat of the tempo or the entry of a section of the orchestra.

Usage notes

• Rarely, the Latinate plural ictūs is found.

Anagrams

• cutis, ustic

Source: Wiktionary

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Ic"tus, n. Etym: [L., fr. icere, ictum, to strike.]

1. (Pros.)

Definition: The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word. Cf. Arsis.

2. (Med.)

Definition: A stroke or blow, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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