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oculogyric crisis

Definition:

  • oculogyric crisis - a spasmodic attack; marked by fixation of the eyeballs in one position, usually upward.

Also called oculogyric spasm

 

| oculogyric crisis | oliguria | ophthalmoplegia | oral leukoplakia | oral moniliasis | otitis externa | otitis media |

 

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