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单词 blepharospasm
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blepharospasm

[ blef-er-uh-spaz-uhm ]
/ ˈblɛf ər əˌspæz əm /

noun Pathology.

spasmodic winking.

Origin of blepharospasm

First recorded in 1870–75; blepharo- + spasm

Words nearby blepharospasm

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Example sentences from the Web for blepharospasm

  • It is useful in some cases of blepharospasm associated with fissure at the outer canthus.

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  • Sometimes all the muscles are involved, sometimes only one, for example the orbicularis oculi (palpebrarum)—blepharospasm.

    Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for blepharospasm

blepharospasm
/ (ˈblɛfərəʊˌspæzəm) /

noun

spasm of the muscle of the eyelids, causing the eyes to shut tightly, either as a response to painful stimuli or occurring as a form of dystonia

Word Origin for blepharospasm

C19: from Greek blepharo (n) eyelid + spasm
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for blepharospasm

blepharospasm
[ blĕfə-rō-spăz′əm ]

n.

Spasmodic winking caused by the involuntary contraction of an eyelid muscle.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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