Medical term:
cycloplegic
cycloplegic
[si″klo-ple´jik]1. pertaining to, characterized by, or causing cycloplegia.
2. an agent that produces cycloplegia.
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·gic
(sī'klō-plē'jik),1. Relating to cycloplegia.
2. A drug that paralyzes the ciliary muscle and thus the power of accommodation.
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cy·clo·ple·gic
(sī'klō-plē'jik)1. Relating to cycloplegia.
2. A drug that paralyzes the ciliary muscle and thus the power of accommodation.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
cycloplegic
1. Pertaining to cycloplegia.
2. A drug which produces cycloplegia. Cycloplegic drugs, which act by inhibiting the action of acetylcholine at muscarinic receptors in the ciliary muscle, include atropine, cyclopentolate hydrochloride, homatropine hydrobromide, hyoscine hydrobromide (scopolamine hydrobromide) and tropicamide. Syn. anticholinergic; antimuscarinic; cholinergic antagonist; cholinergic blocking agent; parasympatholytic. See mydriatic.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
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