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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.

spasmodic contraction of the pupil of the eye.

-hippus ² American

variant of hippo- as final element of compounds.

eohippus.

Etymology

Origin of hippus¹

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

Origin of -hippus²

< Latin < Greek -hippos

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