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ictus


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ictus  \Ic"tus\,  n.  [L.,  fr  icere,  ictum,  to  strike.] 
  1.  (Pros.)  The  stress  of  voice  laid  upon  accented  syllable  of 
  a  word  Cf  {Arsis}. 
 
  2.  (Med.)  A  stroke  or  blow,  as  in  a  sunstroke,  the  sting  of 
  an  insect,  pulsation  of  an  artery,  etc 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ictus 
  n  :  a  sudden  occurrence  (or  recurrence)  of  a  disease;  "he 
  suffered  an  epileptic  seizure"  [syn:  {seizure}] 




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