blepharoclonus

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noun

An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.

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Meanings

nounblepharoclonus (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.

    He showed a rather unblinking, lizard-like stare, except when grimacing, or during his rare paroxysms of blepharoclonus.

    1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

Origin

From blepharo- + clonus.

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APA

blepharoclonus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blepharoclonus

MLA

“blepharoclonus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blepharoclonus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blepharoclonus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blepharoclonus.

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