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Noun: ictus  ik-tus
  1. A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
    "he suffered an epileptic ictus"
    - seizure, raptus

Derived forms: ictuses

See also: ictal, postictal

Type of: attack

Encyclopedia: Ictus