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"ictal" has 2 syllables: ict-al. It rhymes with fictile and ductile, if that helps it stick.
adjective
“The patient was in an ictal state.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Ictal" has 2 syllables: ict · al.
Ictal: Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache.
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