ictal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache.

“The patient was in an ictal state.”

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ictic
OriginLatin ictus →
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Meanings

adjectiveictal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineOf or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache.

    The patient was in an ictal state.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to a seizure or convulsion

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ictic
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ictic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinictus“a blow”
  2. Englishictal

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

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APA

ictal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ictal

MLA

“ictal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ictal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ictal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ictal.

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