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

Word History and Origins

Origin of blepharospasm¹

First recorded in 1870–75; blepharo- ( def ) + spasm

Word History and Origins

Origin of blepharospasm¹

C19: from Greek blepharo ( n ) eyelid + spasm

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.

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