Medical term:

cycloplegia



cycloplegia

 [si″klo-ple´jah]
paralysis of the ciliary muscle; paralysis of accommodation.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

cy·clo·ple·gi·a

(sī'klō-plē'jē-ă),
Loss of power in the ciliary muscle of the eye; may be by denervation or by pharmacologic action.
[cyclo- + G. plēgē, stroke]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

cycloplegia

(sī′klə-plē′jə)
n.
Paralysis of the ciliary muscles of the eye, resulting in the loss of visual accommodation.
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cycloplegia

Ophthalmology Paralysis of the ciliary muscle, resulting in paralysis of accommodation
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

cy·clo·ple·gi·a

(sī'klō-plē'jē-ă)
Loss of power in the ciliary muscle of the eye; may be by denervation or by pharmacologic action.
[cyclo- + G. plēgē, stroke]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

cycloplegia

Paralysis of the focusing muscle of the eye, usually caused by atropine or other similar eye drops, but occasionally a permanent state as a result of blunt injury to the eye. Cycloplegia makes it impossible to focus on near objects without spectacles.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

cycloplegia 

Paralysis of the ciliary muscle resulting in a loss of accommodation. It is usually accompanied by dilatation of the pupil. See acetylcholine; anisocycloplegia; latent hyperopia; mydriatic.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann


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