hippus
(hĭp′ūs)
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[Gr. hippos, horse]
The rhythmic, spasmodic dilation and contraction of the pupil in response to light. It is usually normal and is often more evident in younger people.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Hippus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753368/all/hippus.
Hippus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753368/all/hippus. Accessed September 7, 2024.
Hippus. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753368/all/hippus
Hippus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 September 07]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753368/all/hippus.
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