NICTATION
\nɪktˈe͡ɪʃən], \nɪktˈeɪʃən], \n_ɪ_k_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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A rapid and repeated movement of the eyelids, which open and shut alternately. As occasionally performed, it is physiological; if repeatedly, a disease. It seems to be executed chiefly by the motor 7th pair of nerves; but it is necessary that the excitor 5th pair should likewise be in a state of integrity.
By Robley Dunglison
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