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ophthalmospasm

ophthalmospasm noun: a sudden involuntary contraction of the eyeball.

Noun

ophthalmospasm (uncountable)

  1. A sudden involuntary contraction of the eyeball

Origin of ophthalmospasm

From ophthalmo- + spasm.

Questions about ophthalmospasm

What does ophthalmospasm mean?
Ophthalmospasm means a sudden involuntary contraction of the eyeball.
What part of speech is ophthalmospasm?
Ophthalmospasm is a noun.

Words near ophthalmospasm in the dictionary

  1. ophthalmoscopies
  2. ophthalmoscopist
  3. ophthalmoscopists
  4. ophthalmoscopy
  5. ophthalmosonometry
  6. ophthalmospasm
  7. ophthalmostat
  8. ophthalmostats
  9. ophthalmotemporal
  10. ophthalmotherapy
  11. ophthalmotomies

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