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hippus
[ hip-uhs ]
/ ˈhɪp əs /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
spasmodic contraction of the pupil of the eye.
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Origin of hippus
1675–85; <New Latin <Greek hÃppos horse, complaint of the eye
Words nearby hippus
hippophile, hippopotamus, Hippo Regius, Hippo Zarytus, hippuric acid, hippus, hippy, hip roof, hipshot, hipster, hipsterism
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Origin of -hippus
<Latin <Greek -hippos
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