NYSTAGMUS


Meaning of NYSTAGMUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nis-ˈtag-məs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek nystagmos drowsiness, from nystazein to doze; probably akin to Lithuanian snusti to doze

Date: 1867

: a rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs

• nys·tag·mic -mik adjective

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