OPHTHALMOPLEGIA

ophthalmoplegia

(noun) paralysis of the motor nerves of the eye

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ophthalmoplegia (countable and uncountable, plural ophthalmoplegias)

(medicine) A complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.

Hypernyms

• ophthalmoparesis

Source: Wiktionary



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