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nystagmus definition

nys·tag·mus (ni stag′məs)

noun

an involuntary, rapid movement of the eyeball, usually from side to side

Etymology: ModL < Gr nystagmos, drowsiness < nystazein, to be sleepy < IE base *sneud-, to sleep

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