nystagmus meaning

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nystagmus (noun): involuntary movements of the eyeballs; its presence or absence is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders.

Definition of nystagmus

  1. involuntary movements of the eyeballs; its presence or absence is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders

    Type of: eye movement

    Kinds: physiological nystagmus, rotational nystagmus, post-rotational nystagmus

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

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