What is "ictus"

Ictus \Ic"tus\, n. [L., fr. icere, ictum, to strike.]

1. (Pros.) The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word. Cf. Arsis.

2. (Med.) A stroke or blow, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.

verse stress, 1752, from Latin ictus "a blow, stroke, thrust," of voices "a beat, impulse, stress," from icere "to strike, hit," related to iacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)).

n. 1 the pulse 2 (context medicine English) A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc. 3 (context prosody English) The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare (term: arsis). 4 (context music English) In conducting, the indication of a musical event, most often the beat of the tempo or the entry of a section of the orchestra.

n. (context rare English) (plural of ictus English)

n. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure" [syn: seizure, raptus]

Ictus may refer to: