nystagmographyn.
/ˌnʌɪstaɡˈmɒɡrəfi/, /ˌnɪstaɡˈmɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌnaɪstæɡˈmɑɡrəfi/, /ˌnɪstæɡˈmɑɡrəfi/ Medicine.
The measurement and recording of nystagmic movements of the eyeball.
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1926 Jrnl. Industr. Hygiene & Toxicol. 8 502/1 Nystagmography shows that the oscillations of the eyes are smaller, more regular, and often more frequent in the light.
1977 Lancet 4 June 1213/1 I wondered why you did not mention fatiguability of eye muscles, as measured by repeated saccadic movements, or, opto-kinetic nystagmography recorded by infra-red light.
1994 Acta Otolaryngologica (Suppl.) 513 40 Neither nystagmography nor VOR tests correlated with the presence or severity of vertigo or imbalance.
Derivatives
nystagmoˈgraphic adj.
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1932 Arch. Neurol. & Psychiatry (Chicago) 28 1008 The presence of a severe impairment of visual acuity..might interfere with the interpretation of the nystagmographic record.
1986 Ophthalmologica 193 207 From nystagmographic findings it was concluded that the main cause of this disorder is of supranuclear origin.
1991 Acta Otolaryngologica 111 205 The results of our survey emphasize the importance of nystagmographic examinations in patients suffering from CNS complaints originating in cervical whiplash injuries.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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