"jaw winking" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} jaw winking (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) An involuntary upward jerking of the eyelid accompanying movements of the lower jaw. Tags: uncountable Hypernyms: Marcus Gunn phenomenon
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