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ictus

ic·tus

UK/ˈɪktəs/ US/ˈɪktuːs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

  • “he suffered an epileptic seizure”
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Origin

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ictus (“a blow”), from īco (“to hit, strike”).

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