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nystagmus
[ ni-stag-muhs ]
noun
- a congenital or acquired persistent, rapid, involuntary, and oscillatory movement of the eyeball, usually from side to side.
nystagmus
/ nɪˈstæɡməs /
noun
- involuntary movement of the eye comprising a smooth drift followed by a flick back, occurring in several situations, for example after the body has been rotated or in disorders of the cerebellum
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Other Words From
- nys·tagmic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nystagmus1
1815–25; < New Latin < Greek nystagmós nodding, derivative of nystázein to nod
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nystagmus1
C19: New Latin, from Greek nustagmos
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Example Sentences
Nystagmus occasionally occurs in monocular fixation (with exclusion of the other eye).
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Not to complicate the question, however, I have excluded all cases of nystagmus from the following investigation.
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(a) If the ear be normal, there is no spontaneous nystagmus.
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Slight horizontal nystagmus in both eyes on extreme outward rotation of the eyeballs.
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Syringing with hot water causes a nystagmus directed towards the ear syringed; syringing with cold water, away from the ear.
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