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hip⋅pus

  [hip-uhs]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
spasmodic contraction of the pupil of the eye.
Origin:
1675–85; < NL < Gk híppos horse, complaint of the eye
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Main Entry: hip·pus
Pronunciation: 'hip-&s
Function: noun
: a spasmodic variation in the size of the pupil of the eye caused by a tremor of theiris
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hippus hip·pus (hĭp'əs)
n.
Spasmodic, rhythmical dilation and constriction of the pupil, independent of illumination, convergence, or psychic stimuli.

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