nystagmic
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nystagmic — adjective see nystagmus … New Collegiate Dictionary
nystagmic — Relating to or suffering from nystagmus. * * * nys·tag·mic nis tag mik adj of, relating to, characterized by, or being nystagmus … Medical dictionary
nystagmic — adj. of an involuntary rolling of the eyeball, of movement of the eyeball … English contemporary dictionary
nystagmic — nys·tag·mic … English syllables
nystagmic — nə̇ˈstagmik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nystagm (from New Latin nystagmus) + ic : of, relating to, characterized by, or constituting nystagmus … Useful english dictionary
nystagmus — 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 … Universalium
movement perception — ▪ process Introduction process through which humans and other animals orient themselves to their own or others physical movements. Most animals, including humans, move in search of food that itself often moves; they move to avoid predators… … Universalium
nystagmus — 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 • nystagmic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
mechanoreception — See mechanoreceptor. * * * Ability to detect and respond to mechanical stimuli in one s environment. A slight deformation of a mechanoreceptive neuron causes an electric charge at its surface, activating a response. Mechanoreceptors in pain spots … Universalium
Nystagmus — 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 … Medical dictionary
