ictus
noun
- physiologic state or event such as a seizure, stroke, or headache
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɪktəs/ / /ˈɪktuːs/
noun
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin ictus (“a blow”), from īco (“to hit, strike”).
- The pulse.
- A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.
- The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare arsis.
- In conducting, the indication of a musical event, most often the beat of the tempo or the entry of a section of the orchestra.