- oculocephalogyric
- oc·u·lo·ceph·a·lo·gyr·ic (ok″u-lo-sef″ə-lo-giґrik) [oculo- + cephalo- + gyr- + -ic] pertaining to the movements of the head in connection with vision.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
oculocephalogyric
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