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Definition of Nictitation
1. Noun. A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly.
Generic synonyms: Inborn Reflex, Innate Reflex, Instinctive Reflex, Physiological Reaction, Reflex, Reflex Action, Reflex Response, Unconditioned Reflex
Specialized synonyms: Palpebration
Derivative terms: Blink, Blink, Blink, Nictate, Nictitate, Wink, Wink
Definition of Nictitation
1. n. The act of winking.
Definition of Nictitation
1. Noun. Winking, blinking ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Nictitation
1. Winking. Synonym: nictation. Origin: L. Nicto, pp. -atus, to wink, fr. Nico, to beckon (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nictitation
Literary usage of Nictitation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical treatise on the diseases of the eye by William Mackenzie, Thomas Wharton Jones (1855)
"Sometimes a single eyelash, growing inwards so as to touch the eyeball, is the
cause of morbid nictitation. In other instances, slight conjunctiva! ..."
2. A treatise on the diseases of the eye and its appendages by Richard Middlemore (1835)
"Spasm of the eye-lids is, in fact, a much more painful, injurious, and serious
disease than is the mere defect occasioned by morbid nictitation. ..."
3. Hand-book of the Anatomy and Diseases of the Eye and Ear: For Students and by Daniel Bennett St. John Roosa, Achilles Edward Davis (1904)
"... given until poisonous effect appears, and so forth. In neuralgia of the fifth
nerve, division of the affected nerve is sometimes practiced. nictitation ..."
4. Medical, Matrimonial, and Scientific Expositor: Giving the Most Important by Jefferson B. Fancher (1867)
"nictitation. — A rapid and vibratory motion, or twinkling of the eyelids, is
named as a distinct disease by some authors. When the eye has been frequently ..."
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