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ictic

ictic

9.9
Relating to a seizure, often seen in epilepsy
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : ictal
  • The patient's ictic movements indicated that he was experiencing a seizure.

The phrase came loose from what it was, stuck to it first, and ictic insolence the more he repeated it.

Examples

  • Doctors monitored her ictic episodes closely to adjust her treatment plan.

  • He felt an ictic aura before the seizure began, warning him of what was to come.

  • The phrase came loose from what it was, stuck to it first, and ictic insolence the more he repeated it.

    Harvard University

  • A more disruptive intrusion is produced by a "harsh mapping"—that is, a subordinate (as defined above) stress in ictic position (a/S).

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

epileptic
vsictic
  • Specialized
20 5.9

About the brain condition that causes seizures

focuses on seizure characteristics rather than the whole chronic disorder
ictal
vsictic
  • Specialized
9.9

Happens during a seizure or convulsion

relates generally to seizures rather than only the seizure moment
epileptiform
vsictic
  • Specialized
9.8

Showing brain activity like that during a seizure

is about actual seizure relation rather than merely resembling it

Surface Forms

ictic positive

Morphology

ictic = ictus (opaque) = ict + ic

The component 'ict-' is a medical/combining form (from ictus) not a familiar standalone English word for most learners, so the meaning is not derivable by a B1 learner from the parts.

Etymology

Ictic comes from the Latin ictus, meaning 'a blow' or 'strike'. Think of a seizure as a sudden 'strike' on the brain, so ictic describes the sudden shaking or convulsive moments of a seizure.