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oculogyria

oculogyria noun: the rotation of the eyeballs within their orbits.

Noun

oculogyria (uncountable)

  1. The rotation of the eyeballs within their orbits.
    • Lillian W. would also have bizarre 'miscellaneous' crises, in which a great variety of phenomena (sniffing, oculogyria, panting, counting, etc., etc.) would be thrown together in unexpected (and seemingly senseless) combinations; indeed new and strange combinations were continually appearing.1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

Questions about oculogyria

What does oculogyria mean?
Oculogyria means the rotation of the eyeballs within their orbits.
What part of speech is oculogyria?
Oculogyria is a noun.

Words near oculogyria in the dictionary

  1. oculographic
  2. oculography
  3. oculogyral
  4. oculogyration
  5. oculogyrations
  6. oculogyria
  7. oculogyric
  8. oculoleptomeningeal
  9. oculolinctus
  10. oculomandibulofacial
  11. oculomanual

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