hippus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. pupillary athetosis; spasmodic dilation and contraction of the pupil between the sphincter and dilator muscles.

Word forms

hippus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”), perhaps due to the rhythm of the contractions representing a galloping horse.

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