Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nystagmus

/nɪˈstæɡ.məs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: ny-stag-mus
IPA: /nɪˈstæɡ.məs/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rapid and excessive involuntary eye movement, usually lateral.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For months Travis had seen his solitary figure, shoulders hunched inside the flying jacket, in more and more newsreels, as an extra in war films, and then as a patient in an elegant ophthalmic film on nystagmus"

Etymology

First attested in 1798. From New Latin nystagmus, from Ancient Greek νυσταγμός (nustagmós, “nodding, drowsiness”), from νυστάζω (nustázō, “nod, be sleepy”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: nystagmus, νυσταγμός

Usage

Inflected Forms

nystagmuses (plural)

Derived Forms

nystagmic nystagmiform nystagmography nystagmoid

Phrases

Bruns nystagmus Bruns' nystagmus

Frequently Paired Words

saccade glancing

Synonyms

miner's disease

Questions

How do you pronounce nystagmus?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɪˈstæɡ.məs/.
What does nystagmus mean?: Rapid and excessive involuntary eye movement, usually lateral.
Where does nystagmus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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