bobbing

bobbing
An up-and-down movement.
- inverse ocular b. slow downward eye movement followed by delayed quick upward return.
- ocular b. sudden conjugate downward deviation of the eyes with a slow return to the normal position; seen in some comatose patients who have bilateral hemisphere lesions.

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bob·bing (bobґing) a quick, jerky, up-and-down movement.

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