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