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blepharospasm

[ blef-er-uh-spaz-uhm ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. spasmodic winking.


blepharospasm

/ ˈblɛfərəʊˌspæzəm /

noun

  1. spasm of the muscle of the eyelids, causing the eyes to shut tightly, either as a response to painful stimuli or occurring as a form of dystonia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blepharospasm1

First recorded in 1870–75; blepharo- ( def ) + spasm
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blepharospasm1

C19: from Greek blepharo ( n ) eyelid + spasm
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Example Sentences

He founded a company, Oculinum, to produce a drug by the same name, which the FDA approved in 1989 for the treatment of strabismus and blepharospasm.

They concluded that the treatment is generally safe and effective for four neurological conditions: chronic migraine, spasticity in adults, cervical dystonia and blepharospasm.

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Leber has recently joined those cases which are described as blindness through blepharospasm, to amblyopia from disuse.

Last year she underwent surgery to correct her blepharospasm, a condition causing her eyes to stay shut.

There is also a condition called blepharospasm in which the main symptom is repetitive, often forceful or spasmodic blinking or closing of the eyes.

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