English Explanatory Dictionary

spasmus nutans

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A syndrome characterised by the symptom triad of head nodding, ocular oscillations and anomalous head position (torticollis).

Word forms

spasmus nutans

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spasmus nutans (literally “nodding spasm”).

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