Etymology

ictal

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache. Full definition →

Latin ictus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromictus“a blow”
  2. English todayictal

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

Words from the same roots

Latinictus all →

ictusictic

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