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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. involuntary movements of the eyeballs; its presence or absence is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nystagmus \Nys*tag"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? drowsiness, fr. ? to nod in sleep, to slumber.] (Med.) A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nystagmus n 1: involuntary movements of the eyeballs; its presence or absence is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders