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I don't laugh easily but I did when I read your pronunciations re blepharospasms - are you a comedian by the way? Fleurette At 02:44 PM 7/11/98 EDT, you wrote: >In a message dated 7/11/98 8:11:09 AM Central Daylight Time,= [log in to unmask] >writes: > ><< > what the heck are blepharospasms? > and how does one pronounce them, if one dares? > >> >Definition:- a spasm of the eyelids, usually causing inability to open, I= do >not know if it ever prevents closing of the lids although that is >theoretically possible. > >Pronunciation:- blef' - (rhymes with "ref" as in referee) - row - (as in= row, >row, row your boat) - spas - (rhymes with Jazz) - um (as in "um=85 can you= wait >a minute") > >Regards, >WHH >