"antisaccade" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: antisaccades [plural], anti-saccade [alternative]
Etymology: From anti- + saccade. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|saccade}} anti- + saccade Head templates: {{en-noun}} antisaccade (plural antisaccades)
  1. (ethology) An (often voluntary) movement of the eye away from a point of stimulus Related terms: antisaccadic Translations (a movement of the eye away from a point of stimulus): movimento antissacádico [masculine] (Portuguese)

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