seizure, ictus, raptus
(noun) a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; “he suffered an epileptic seizure”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• Rarely, the Latinate plural ictĹ«s is found.
• cutis, ustic
Source: Wiktionary
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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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