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postictal

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postictal /post·ic·tal/ (pōst-ik´tal) following a seizure.
post·ic·tal (pst-ktl)
adj.
Following a seizure.
postictal
[pōst′iktəl]
Etymology: L, post + Gk, ikteros, jaundice
1 after a seizure.
2 confused. postictus, n.
postictal [pōst-ik´tal]
following a seizure.
postictal
following a seizure.
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