ictus

ictus
ictic, adj.
/ik"teuhs/, n., pl. ictuses, ictus.
1. Pros. rhythmical or metrical stress.
2. Pathol.
a. an epileptic seizure.
b. a stroke, esp. a cerebrovascular accident.
[1700-10; < L: stroke, thrust, equiv. to ic(ere) to strike with a weapon + -tus suffix of v. action]

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