See Also: ictus(medicine)
ictus(dictionary)
ictus cordis(medicine)
ictus epilepticus(medicine)
ictus solis(medicine)
ICTUS ORBIS, med(law)

ictus (iou)



ictus noun. E18.
[Latin, from ict- pa. ppl stem of icere to strike.]
Medicine.
a. The beat of the pulse. E18.
b. A stroke; a seizure, a fit; any sudden event involving the nervous system. L19.
Prosody. Rhythmical or metrical stress. M18.