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Jeavons syndrome

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An epileptic syndrome characterized by eyelid myoclonia, eye-closure-induced seizures or electroencephalography paroxysms (or both), and photosensitivity.

uncountable

Examples

She blinked rapidly several times, then her chin lifted slightly and her eyes rolled back. […] The strange eye movements indicated a rare type of absence-seizure disorder called Jeavons syndrome. […] Jeavons was first described in 1977.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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