adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache. not-comparable

   "The patient was in an ictal state."

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to a seizure or convulsion wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ictic

Example

More examples

"The patient was in an ictal state."

Etymology

From ictus + -al, from Latin ictus (“a blow”).

Editorial Guides For "ictal"

How to Write Clear Call-to-Action Copy

Create stronger CTA text for landing pages and product flows without hype language.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.