"blepharospasm" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblɛfəɹəʊˌspæzəm/ Forms: blepharospasms [plural]
Etymology: blepharo- + spasm Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|blepharo|spasm}} blepharo- + spasm Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} blepharospasm (countable and uncountable, plural blepharospasms)
  1. (medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (spasm of eyelid): luomikouristus (Finnish), blépharospasme [masculine] (French), βλεφαρόσπασμος (vlefaróspasmos) [masculine] (Greek), hvarmakrampi [masculine] (Icelandic), augnlokakrampi [masculine] (Icelandic), blefaroespasmo [masculine] (Portuguese), blefarospasmo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-blepharospasm-en-noun-6CVDawcx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with blepharo- Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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