Definitions for: Nystagmus


[n] involuntary movements of the eyeballs; the presence or absence of nystagmus is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders



Webster (1913) Definition: Nys*tag"mus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? drowsiness, fr. ? to
nod in sleep, to slumber.] (Med.)
A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs.

See Also: motility, motion, move, movement, physiological nystagmus, post-rotational nystagmus, rotational nystagmus

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