opsoclonus

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ὄψ (óps, eye) + clonus.

Noun[edit]

opsoclonus (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) Rapid, uncontrolled eye movement
    • 2015 May 12, Ory Wiesel et al., “Ataxia induced by a thymic neuroblastoma in the elderly patient”, in World Journal of Surgical Oncology[1], volume 13, →DOI:
      The syndrome manifests itself as opsoclonus, myoclonic jerks, ataxia, and/or encephalopathy.