Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postictally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pos-tic-tal-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Occurring after an epileptic seizure.

Example Sentences

"Occasionally there is marked alteration in mood and behaviour postictally; less often a true psychosis occurs postictally which, although typically self-limiting, sometimes dominates the presentation."

Etymology

From postictal + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: postictal

Questions

What does postictally mean?: Occurring after an epileptic seizure.
Where does postictally come from?: From postictal + -ly.

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