hippus
[ hip-uhs ]
nounMedicine/Medical.
spasmodic contraction of the pupil of the eye.
Origin of hippus
11675–85; <New Latin <Greek híppos horse, complaint of the eye
Other definitions for -hippus (2 of 2)
-hippus
variant of hippo- as final element of compounds: eohippus.
Origin of -hippus
2<Latin <Greek -hippos
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How to use hippus in a sentence
What may have been the original of the term Hippa, and hippus, will be matter of future disquisition.
hippus had never been a model of manly beauty, but to-day he was positively uncanny.
Debit and Credit | Gustav FreytagAnd though I am not quite sure how hippus will take it, I am inclined to believe it will perplex him.
Debit and Credit | Gustav FreytagAs soon as hippus felt the cold on his boot, he stood still and cried out, "Water!"
Debit and Credit | Gustav FreytagChanging his mode of attack, he suddenly asked, "Do you know a certain hippus?"
Debit and Credit | Gustav Freytag
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