saccade
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saccade
[sah-kād´]the series of involuntary, abrupt, rapid, small movements or jerks of both eyes simultaneously in changing the point of fixation. adj., adj saccad´ic.
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sac·cade
(să-kād'),Rapid eye movement to redirect the line of sight.
[Fr. saccade, sudden check of a horse]
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saccade
(să-käd′, sə-)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 adj.
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sac·cade
(să-kahd')A rapid movement of both eyes from one target to another; a sequence of such movements allows precise scanning of the field and is necessary for smooth reading.
See also: saccadic movement
See also: saccadic movement
[Fr. saccade, sudden check of a horse]
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