Nystagmus
11nystagmus — nystagmic, adj. /ni stag meuhs/, n. a congenital or acquired persistent, rapid, involuntary, and oscillatory movement of the eyeball, usually from side to side. [1815 25; < NL < Gk nystagmós nodding, deriv. of nystázein to nod] * * * ▪ physiology …
12Nystagmus — Augenzittern * * * Nys|tạg|mus 〈m.; ; unz.〉 = Augenzittern [zu grch. nystagmos „Schläfrigkeit“] * * * Nystạgmus [griechisch nystagmós »das Nicken«] der, , unwillkürliche Bewegung der Augäpfel (»Augenzittern«), meist in horizontaler, aber auch …
13Nystagmus — Rapid rhythmic repetitious involuntary (unwilled) eye movements. Nystagmus can be horizontal, vertical or rotary. * * * Involuntary rhythmic oscillation of the eyeballs, either pendular or with a slow and fast component. [G. nystagmos, a nodding …
14nystagmus — n. rapid involuntary movements of the eyes that may be from side to side, up and down, or rotatory. Nystagmus may be congenital and associated with poor sight; it also occurs in disorders of the part of the brain responsible for eye movements and …
15nystagmus — noun /nɪˈstæɡməs/ rapid involuntary eye movement, usually lateral ,1970: For months Travis had seen his solitary figure, shoulders hunched inside the flying jacket, in more and more newsreels, as an extra in war films, and then as a patient in an …
16Nystagmus — Nys|tag|mus der; <über lat. nystagmus aus gr. nystagmós »das Nicken«, dies zu nystázein »nicken«> unwillkürliches Zittern des Augapfels …
17Nystagmus (maladie professionnelle) — Cet article décrit les critères administratifs pour qu un nystagmus soit reconnu comme maladie professionnelle. Cet article relève du domaine de la législation sur la protection sociale et a un caractère davantage juridique que médical. Pour la… …
18nystagmus block syndrome — a type of squint (convergent strabismus) that results from the use of the convergence mechanism to block or dampen down nystagmus in an attempt to improve visual acuity …
19nystagmus-myoclonus — nys·tag·mus my·oc·lo·nus (nis tagґməs mi okґlə nəs) a rare congenital condition in which there is nystagmus together with abnormal involuntary movements of the extremities and trunk …
20nystagmus block syndrome — a type of squint (convergent strabismus) that results from the use of the convergence mechanism to block or dampen down nystagmus in an attempt to improve visual acuity …
