BLEPHAROSPASM

Meaning of BLEPHAROSPASM in English

[ 'blɛf(ə)rəʊˌspaz(ə)m ]

■ noun involuntary tight closure of the eyelids.

Origin

C19: from Gk blepharon 'eyelid' + spasm .

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BLEPHAROSPASM — noun Date: 1872 spasmodic winking of the eyelids due to contraction of the muscle encircling the orbit
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLEPHAROSPASM — ˈblefə(ˌ)rō, -_rə+ˌ- noun Etymology: New Latin blepharospasmus, from Greek blephar- + Latin spasmus spasm : spasmodic winking from involuntary contraction …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLEPHAROSPASM — /blef"euhr euh spaz'euhm/ , n. Pathol. spasmodic winking. [ 1870-75; BLEPHARO- + SPASM ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLEPHAROSPASM — n. constant involuntary winking (Medicine)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BLEPHAROSPASM — noun Date: 1872 : spasmodic winking of the eyelids due to contraction of the muscle encircling the orbit
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLEPHAROSPASM — [bleph.a.ro.spasm] n (1872): spasmodic winking from involuntary contraction of the orbicular muscle of the eyelids
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLEPHAROSPASM — The involuntary, forcible closure of the eyelids. The first symptoms may be uncontrollable blinking. Only one eye may be affected …
English Dictionary of Medicine
BLEPHAROSPASM — Блефароспазм
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BLEPHAROSPASM — тонический блефароспазм
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
BLEPHAROSPASM — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ spa-z ə m Function: noun Date: 1872 : spasmodic winking of the eyelids due to contraction …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DYSTONIA, FOCAL, DUE TO BLEPHAROSPASM — The second most common focal dystonia, the involuntary, forcible closure of the eyelids. The first symptoms may be uncontrollable blinking. …
English Dictionary of Medicine
BOTULINUM TOXIN — noun Date: 1928 a neurotoxin formed by botulinum that causes botulism and that is injected in a purified form for …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BOTULINUM TOXIN — Date: 1928 : a neurotoxin formed by botulinum that causes botulism and that is injected in a purified form for …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLEPHAR- — [blephar-] or blepharo- comb form [NL, fr. Gk, fr. blepharon] 1: eyelid "blepharospasm" 2: cilium: flagellum "blepharoplast"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DYSTONIA, CRANIAL — A term used to describe dystonia that affects the muscles of the head, face, and neck. Oromandibular dystonia affects the …
English Dictionary of Medicine
CRANIAL DYSTONIA — A term used to describe dystonia that affects the muscles of the head, face, and neck. Oromandibular dystonia affects the …
English Dictionary of Medicine
БЛЕФАРОСПАЗМ — Blepharospasm
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