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ictal

ictal adjective: of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache.

Adjective

ictal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache.
    • The patient was in an ictal state.

Origin of ictal

From ictus + -al, from Latin ictus (“a blow”).

Words formed from ictal

Questions about ictal

What does ictal mean?
Ictal means of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache.
What part of speech is ictal?
Ictal is an adjective.

Words near ictal in the dictionary

  1. ICSI
  2. ICSIs
  3. ICSR
  4. ICSTIS
  5. ICT
  6. ictal
  7. ictalurid
  8. ictalurids
  9. icteremia
  10. icteric
  11. icterical

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