Definition
Involuntary, repeated blinking or closing of the eyelid caused by muscle spasms.
Etymology
From Greek blepharon (eyelid) + spasmos (spasm, convulsion). This term entered medical English in the 1800s to describe the specific muscle contractions affecting the eyelid.
Kelly Says
Benign essential blepharospasm is surprisingly common in people over 40 and is actually more frequent in women—it can be so severe that people become functionally blind even though their eyes work fine, but Botox injections can help paralyze the spasming muscle.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል ነቅ
en-k-w-la neq
ARالعربية
تقلص الجفن
taq-laṣ al-jifn
BNবাংলা
চোখের পাতার ক্রম
cho-ker pa-tar kra-m
CACatalà
espasme palpebral
es-pas-me pal-pe-bral
CSČeština
křeč očních víček
křeč o-ch-ni ví-čkách
DADansk
øjenlågskramper
oe-yen-laags-kra-mper
DEDeutsch
Wimpernspasmus
vee-mer-n-spaz-mus
ELΕλληνικά
σπασμός βλεφάρων
spa-smo-s ble-fa-ron
ESEspañol
blefaroespasmo
ble-fa-ro-es-pas-mo
FAفارسی
اسپاسم پلک
as-pas-m palak
FISuomi
ripsensäryn
ri-pa-sae-ryn
FRFrançais
spasme des paupières
spaz-m deh po-pee-er
GUGU
આંખની રોક
a-ankh-ni ro-k
HAHA
kayan idan
ka-yan i-dan
HEעברית
けיקיון בעפעף
ke-i-yon be-e-pe-feh
HIहिन्दी
पलक के आंदोलन
palak ke a-ndo-lan
HUMagyar
szemhéjszálkrámp
se-mhe-jszal-kramp
IDBahasa Indonesia
kejang kelopak mata
ke-jang ke-lo-pak ma-ta
IGIG
ọkpụrụ ụkwụ
ok-pu-ru uk-wu
ITItaliano
blefarospaSMO
ble-fa-ro-spa-SMO
JA日本語
まぶたけいれん
mabuta keiren
KKKK
көзінің тасты
ko-zi-niN ta-sty
KMKM
ក្បាលក្បាល
k-ba-la k-ba-la
KO한국어
눈꺼풀 경련
nunkkopul gyeong-lye-on
MSBahasa Melayu
kejang kelopak mata
ke-jang ke-lo-pak ma-ta
MYမြန်မာ
အမျိုးသား တွင်း
a-myo-o-tha-t-win
NLNederlands
wimpernspasm
vee-per-n-spaz-m
NONorsk
lokkespam
lokk-es-pam
PLPolski
kr spasm powiek
kr spaz-m po-viek
PTPortuguês
blefaroespasmo
ble-fa-ro-es-pas-mo
RORomână
spasmul palpebral
spaz-mul pal-pe-bral
RUРусский
спазм века
spaz-m ve-ka
SVSvenska
lockspasmus
lock-spaz-mus
SWKiswahili
kuteteza kope
ku-te-te-za ko-pe
TAதமிழ்
கண்களின் தசை இறுக்கம்
kaNgalin tha-sai i-ruk-kam
TEతెలుగు
చెవులలోని కండరాల కుం cumpri
chevu-lo-ni kan-da-ra-la-ku-m-p-ri
THไทย
กล้ามเนื้อเปลือกตาเกร็ง
klam-nueng pe-loak ta kreng
TLTL
kilit ng takip ng mata
ki-lit ng ta-kip ng ma-ta
TRTürkçe
göz kapağı krampı
goz kapagi kramp-i
UKУкраїнська
спазм повік
spaz-m po-ve-k
URاردو
آنکھوں کی ہلچل
aankhon ki hal-chal
VITiếng Việt
co giật mí mắt
co giat mi mat
YOYO
ọpọ̀ ìṣẹ̀
o-po-i-she
ZH中文
眼睑痉挛
yǎn jiǎn jìngluán
ZUZU
amakhaba
a-ma-kha-ba