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postictal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
pos-tic-tal
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring after an epileptic seizure.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English ictal English postictal From post- + ictal.

Derived Forms

postictally

Phrases

postdictal Postdictal is also a recently developed approach to the investigation of aviation accidents used as a follow-on to the psychological autopsy. (cite: Boldklub-PJs 02:57, 30 January 2026

Frequently Paired Words

preictal interictal ictal postdictal Postdictal is also a recently developed approach to the investigation of aviation accidents used as a follow-on to the psychological autopsy. (cite: Boldklub-PJs 02:57, 30 January 2026

Questions

What does postictal mean?
Occurring after an epileptic seizure.
Where does postictal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English ictal English postictal From post- + ictal.

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