saccade /sac·cade/ (sah-kād´) [Fr.] the series of involuntary, abrupt, rapid, small movements or jerks of both eyes simultaneously in changing the point of fixation.saccad´ic
saccade
sac·cade (s -käd , s -)n. A rapid intermittent eye movement, as that which occurs when the eyes fix on one point after another in the visual field. sac·cad ic (-käd k) adj. |
saccade
[sakād′, sak′ədā′]
Etymology: Fr, saccader, to jerk
abrupt, rapid small movements of both eyes.
saccade
the series of involuntary, abrupt, rapid, small movements or jerks of both eyes simultaneously in changing the point of fixation.
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