Advertisement
Advertisement
blepharospasm
[ blef-er-uh-spaz-uhm ]
noun
, Pathology.
- spasmodic winking.
blepharospasm
/ ˈblɛfərəʊˌspæzəm /
noun
- 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
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of blepharospasm1
First recorded in 1870–75; blepharo- ( def ) + spasm
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of blepharospasm1
C19: from Greek blepharo ( n ) eyelid + spasm
Discover More
Example Sentences
Gruel says Pellicano is broke and nearly blind due to an eye condition called spasmodic blepharospasm.
From The Daily Beast
Leber has recently joined those cases which are described as blindness through blepharospasm, to amblyopia from disuse.
From Project Gutenberg
It is useful in some cases of blepharospasm associated with fissure at the outer canthus.
From Project Gutenberg
Sometimes all the muscles are involved, sometimes only one, for example the orbicularis oculi (palpebrarum)—blepharospasm.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse