ictus
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1. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | attack, |
| definition | : | a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | convulsion, |
| definition | : | violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | focal seizure, |
| definition | : | transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | absence, absence seizure, |
| definition | : | the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | ictal, ictic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a seizure or convulsion (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | ictal, ictic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a seizure or convulsion (adj.pert) |
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