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hippus

hippus noun: pupillary athetosis; spasmodic dilation and contraction of the pupil between the sphincter and dilator muscles.

Noun

hippus (uncountable)

  1. pupillary athetosis; spasmodic dilation and contraction of the pupil between the sphincter and dilator muscles.

hippus meaning in Tamil

hippus in Tamil

பாவ இயக்க மிகைப்பு, விழிபாவ மிக இயக்கம்

Origin of hippus

From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”), perhaps due to the rhythm of the contractions representing a galloping horse.

Questions about hippus

What does hippus mean?
Hippus means pupillary athetosis; spasmodic dilation and contraction of the pupil between the sphincter and dilator muscles.
What is hippus in Tamil?
Hippus in Tamil is பாவ இயக்க மிகைப்பு, விழிபாவ மிக இயக்கம். See Hippus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hippus?
Hippus is a noun.

Words near hippus in the dictionary

  1. hippuristanol
  2. hippuristanolide
  3. hippurite
  4. hippurites
  5. hippuritic
  6. hippus
  7. hippy
  8. hippy crack
  9. hippy flip
  10. hippy flipping
  11. hippy flips

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hippus (page history and authors); hippus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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