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• hippus
  hippus

  noun

  spasmodic contraction of the pupil of the eye.
• -hippus
  -hippus

  variant of hippo- as final element of compounds.

hippus

¹ American  

[hip-uhs] / ˈhɪp əs /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. spasmodic contraction of the pupil of the eye.

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-hippus ² American  

1. variant of hippo- as final element of compounds.

   eohippus.

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Etymology

Origin of hippus¹

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

Origin of -hippus²

< Latin < Greek -hippos

Example Sentences

Out of all the inadequate information that you have given, the name of Hippus interests me most.

From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Freytag, Gustav

A week after the death of Hippus, Anton was sitting in his own room, writing to Fink.

From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Freytag, Gustav

"Not a word," repeated Hippus, rapping the table with the dollars in his hand; "give me the money."

From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Freytag, Gustav

Hippus, hip′us, n. clonic spasm of the iris.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

He did many small kindnesses on his side, and made Hippus the confidant of all his own transactions.

From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Freytag, Gustav