Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hippus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hip-pus
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

pupillary athetosis; spasmodic dilation and contraction of the pupil between the sphincter and dilator muscles.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”), perhaps due to the rhythm of the contractions representing a galloping horse.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hippus mean?: pupillary athetosis; spasmodic dilation and contraction of the pupil between the sphincter and dilator muscles.
Where does hippus come from?: From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”), perhaps due to the rhythm of the contractions representing a galloping horse.

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