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absence seizure vs ictus

ictus vs absence seizure

absence seizure and ictus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
absence seizure Yes No No No
ictus Yes No No No
As nouns, ictus is a hypernym of absence seizure; that is, ictus is a word with a broader meaning than absence seizure:
  • absence seizure: the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
  • ictus: a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
Other hypernyms of absence seizure include raptus, seizure.
absence seizure (noun) ictus (noun)
the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
Difference between absence seizure and ictus

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