hippus
Meanings
noun
- pupillary athetosis; spasmodic dilation and contraction of the pupil between the sphincter and dilator muscles.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”), perhaps due to the rhythm of the contractions representing a galloping horse.
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