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pendular nystagmus — n nystagmus marked by rhythmic side to side or up and down movements of constant speed * * * nystagmus in which the eye oscillations have an equal rate, amplitude, direction, and type of movement; called also oscillating n., undulatory n., and… … Medical dictionary
pendular — lə(r) adjective Etymology: French pendulaire, from pendule pendulum (from Latin pendulus) + aire ar : being or resembling the movement of a pendulum : swinging or undulating back and forth public opinion has moved in violent pendular swings… … Useful english dictionary
pendular — pen·du·lar pen jə lər, pen d(y)ə adj characterized by or being regular rhythmic movement esp. from side to side * * * pen·du·lar (penґdu lər) having a pendulum like movement … Medical dictionary
pendular — adjective Date: 1875 being or resembling the movement of a pendulum … New Collegiate Dictionary
movement — 1. The act of motion; said of the entire body or of one or more of its members or parts. 2. SYN: stool. 3. SYN: defecation. [L. moveo, pp. motus, to move] active m. 1. m. effected by the organism itself, unaided by external influences. 2. in… … Medical dictionary
Alfa Pendular — is the name of the pendolino high speed train of Portuguese state railway company CP. It connects the cities of Braga, Porto, Aveiro, Coimbra, Santarém, Lisbon, Albufeira and Faro, among others. Its top speed is 220 km/h (136.7 mph) and it s… … Wikipedia
segmentation movement — one of the movements of the small intestine in digestion, consisting of small, irregular or rhythmic, circular contractions that segment a portion of the intestine into evenly spaced parts resembling a string of sausages. See also pendular m … Medical dictionary
Ceiling fan — A ceiling fan is a fan, usually electrically powered, suspended from the ceiling of a room, that uses hub mounted rotating paddles to circulate air. Casablanca Fan Co. ceiling fan from the early 1980s. A ceiling fan rotates much mo … Wikipedia
pendulation — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāshən noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin pendulum + English ation : a pendular movement : oscillation … Useful english dictionary
Nystagmus — Rapid rhythmic repetitious involuntary (unwilled) eye movements. Nystagmus can be horizontal, vertical or rotary. * * * Involuntary rhythmic oscillation of the eyeballs, either pendular or with a slow and fast component. [G. nystagmos, a nodding … Medical dictionary
