hippus

[hip-uh s]

spasmodic contraction of the pupil of the eye.

Nearby words

1675–85; < New Latin < Greek híppos horse, complaint of the eye

variant of hippo- as final element of compounds: eohippus.

< Latin < Greek -hippos

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When Veitel had placed his meal before him, Hippus briefly inquired, "How much?"
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He opened the door, and Mr. Hippus slipped in like a frightened bat.
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Mr. Hippus took the heavy deed under his arm and steered toward the door.
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The door opened, and Hippus appeared, red-faced and much ruffled.
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A week after the death of Hippus, Anton was sitting in his own room, writing to Fink.
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Medicine definitions for hippus

[hĭp′əs]

Spasmodic, rhythmical dilation and constriction of the pupil, independent of illumination, convergence, or psychic stimuli.