spasmus nutans

noun

A syndrome characterised by the symptom triad of head nodding, ocular oscillations and anomalous head position (torticollis).

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Meanings

nounspasmus nutans (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA syndrome characterised by the symptom triad of head nodding, ocular oscillations and anomalous head position (torticollis).

Origin

  1. Latinspasmus nutans
  2. Englishspasmus nutans

Borrowed from Latin spasmus nutans (literally “nodding spasm”).

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