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Ectal vs Ictal - What's the difference?

ectal | ictal |

As adjectives the difference between ectal and ictal

is that ectal is (anatomy) pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer while ictal is (medicine) of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache.

ectal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer.

    • Antonyms

    * ental (Webster 1913)

    ictal

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia ictal) (-)
  • (medicine) Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache.
    • The patient was in an ictal state.

    Derived terms

    * preictal * interictal * postictal * ictally

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