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How to pronounce ictus in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms raptus, seizure
Type of attack
Has types absence, absence seizure, convulsion, focal seizure, raptus hemorrhagicus
Derivation ictal

Examples of ictus

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The postictal state in the case of CPS and GTCS often lasts much longer than the seizure ictus itself.
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Sometimes the dominant part of the foot, in either quantitative or stressed verse, is called the ictus.
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There is usually a caesura after the ictus of the third foot.
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There seems to be great debate over whether Plautus found favor in strong word accent or verse ictus, stress.
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Articulation may be indicated by the character of the ictus, ranging from short and sharp for staccato, to long and fluid for legato.
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A cue must forecast with certainty the exact moment of the coming ictus, so that all the players or singers affected by the cue can begin playing simultaneously.
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  • Seizure: a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure"
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  • The pulse; A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure
  • (In music) the stress or accent marking the rhythm. (In conducting) the movement made by the conductor's hands or baton to show the accent of each beat. (In drum majoring) the movement made by the baton or mace to show the accent of each beat. ...
  • This is one of Russell's favorite words. It's that point in a conductor's stroke where the baton seems to bounce off of an invisible barrier, and it marks the exact start of a given beat in the measure, such as the upbeat or downbeat. ...
  • The accent resulting from the transients produced at the instant of plucking a string