BLEPHAROSPASM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blepharospasm mean? 

• BLEPHAROSPASM (noun)
  The noun BLEPHAROSPASM has 1 sense:

1. spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye

  Familiarity information: BLEPHAROSPASM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLEPHAROSPASM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("blepharospasm" is a kind of...):

cramp; muscle spasm; spasm (a painful and involuntary muscular contraction)

 Context examples 

Defects in DRD5 are a cause of blepharospasm, a primary focal dystonia affecting the orbicularis oculi muscles.

(DRD5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Ocular pain which may be very intense, accompanied by corneal epithelium damage, conjunctival injection, lacrimation, blepharospasm, photophobia and hazy vision following corneal edema caused by overwear of contact lenses, principally the PMMA type.

(Contact Lens Overwear Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)