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nys·tag·mus  audio  (n-stgms) KEY 

NOUN:
A rapid, involuntary, oscillatory motion of the eyeball.

ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin, from Greek nustagmos, drowsiness

OTHER FORMS:
nys·tagmic  (-mk) KEY (Adjective)


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