English Explanatory Dictionary

nystagmus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rapid and excessive involuntary eye movement, usually lateral.

Pronunciation

/nɪˈstæɡ.məs/ /naɪˈstæɡ.məs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-nystagmus.wav

Word forms

nystagmus nystagmuses

Etymology

First attested in 1798. From New Latin nystagmus, from Ancient Greek νυσταγμός (nustagmós, “nodding, drowsiness”), from νυστάζω (nustázō, “nod, be sleepy”).

Synonyms

miner's disease

Derived words

Bruns nystagmus Bruns' nystagmus nystagmic nystagmiform nystagmography nystagmoid
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