ophthalmoplegia

English

Etymology

From ophthalmo- +‎ -plegia.

Noun

ophthalmoplegia (countable and uncountable, plural ophthalmoplegias)

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

Hypernyms

• ophthalmoparesis

Derived terms

• internuclear ophthalmoplegia
• ophthalmoplegic
• pseudointernuclear ophthalmoplegia

 

Translations

paralysis

• Catalan: oftalmoplegia f
• Hungarian: szemizombénulás