cycloplegia

[ sahy-kluh-plee-jee-uh, -juh, sik-luh- ]

nounPathology.
  1. paralysis of the intraocular muscles.

Origin of cycloplegia

1
First recorded in 1900–05; cyclo- + -plegia

Other words from cycloplegia

  • cy·clo·ple·gic, adjective, noun

Words Nearby cycloplegia

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British Dictionary definitions for cycloplegia

cycloplegia

/ (ˌsaɪkləʊˈpliːdʒɪə, ˌsɪk-) /


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

Derived forms of cycloplegia

  • cycloplegic, adjective

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