blepharospasm

noun bleph·a·ro·spasm \-ˌspa-zəm\

Definition of BLEPHAROSPASM

: spasmodic winking of the eyelids due to contraction of the muscle encircling the orbit

1872

Medical Dictionary

noun bleph·a·ro·spasm \ˈblef-ə-rō-ˌspaz-əm, -rə-\

: spasmodic winking from involuntary contraction of the orbicularis oculi muscle of the eyelids

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