cycloplegia

American

[sahy-kluh-plee-jee-uh, -juh, sik-luh-] / ˌsaɪ kləˈpli dʒi ə, -dʒə, ˌsɪk lə- /

noun

Pathology.

paralysis of the intraocular muscles.

cycloplegia British

/ ˌsɪk-, ˌsaɪkləʊˈpliːdʒɪə /

noun

paralysis of the muscles that adjust the shape of the lens of the eye, resulting in loss of ability to focus

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Other Word Forms

cycloplegic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of cycloplegia

First recorded in 1900–05; cyclo- + -plegia

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