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单词 ictus
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Definition of ictus in English:

ictus

nounPlural ictuses ˈɪktəsˈɪktəs
  • 1Prosody
    A rhythmical or metrical stress.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His great authority, Cresollius, disapproved of orators using ‘ictus or musicall cadence of the fingers’ in free prose, ‘though it may be tollerable for the setting of the intervalls of restrained numbers.’
    • He also adopted the percussion stop, with which a tiny hammer strikes the reed to give it an initial ictus and so avoid the characteristic rather mushy beginning of the sound.
    Synonyms
    stress, emphasis, accentuation, force, prominence
  • 2Medicine
    A stroke or seizure; a fit.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The method involves the application of a cold thermal material to the back of the person during ictus (seizure).
    • More typically ictal symptoms of depression are followed by alteration of consciousness as the ictus evolves from a simple to a complex partial seizure.
    Synonyms
    convulsion, spasm, paroxysm, collapse, sudden illness, attack, fit, bout

Origin

Early 18th century (denoting the beat of the pulse): from Latin, literally 'blow', from icere 'to strike'.

Rhymes

Benedictus, rictus
 
 

Definition of ictus in US English:

ictus

nounˈiktəsˈɪktəs
  • 1Prosody
    A rhythmical or metrical stress.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He also adopted the percussion stop, with which a tiny hammer strikes the reed to give it an initial ictus and so avoid the characteristic rather mushy beginning of the sound.
    • His great authority, Cresollius, disapproved of orators using ‘ictus or musicall cadence of the fingers’ in free prose, ‘though it may be tollerable for the setting of the intervalls of restrained numbers.’
    Synonyms
    stress, emphasis, accentuation, force, prominence
  • 2Medicine
    A stroke or seizure; a fit.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The method involves the application of a cold thermal material to the back of the person during ictus (seizure).
    • More typically ictal symptoms of depression are followed by alteration of consciousness as the ictus evolves from a simple to a complex partial seizure.
    Synonyms
    convulsion, spasm, paroxysm, collapse, sudden illness, attack, fit, bout

Origin

Early 18th century (denoting the beat of the pulse): from Latin, literally ‘blow’, from icere ‘to strike’.

 
 
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