Convulsion vs Ictus - What's the difference?
convulsion | ictus |
(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
Violent turmoil.
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the pulse
(medicine) A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.
(prosody) The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare (arsis).
In medicine terms the difference between convulsion and ictus
is that convulsion is an intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction while ictus is a sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.convulsion
English
Noun
(en noun)- Earthquakes and convulsions of nature shake Earth on a regular basis.
Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
- In a convulsion that has caught many in Brazil and beyond by surprise, waves of protesters denounced their leaders for dedicating so many resources to cultivating Brazil’s global image by building stadiums for international events, when basic services like education and health care remain woefully inadequate.