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ophthalmoplegia

ophthalmoplegia noun: a complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.

Noun

ophthalmoplegia (countable and uncountable, plural ophthalmoplegias)

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

ophthalmoplegia meaning in Tamil

ophthalmoplegia in Tamil

விழித்தசை இயக்கமின்மை கண்வாதம், கண் தசை வாதம், கண் வாதம்

Forms of ophthalmoplegia

pluralophthalmoplegias

Origin of ophthalmoplegia

From ophthalmo- + -plegia.

Words formed from ophthalmoplegia

Questions about ophthalmoplegia

What does ophthalmoplegia mean?
Ophthalmoplegia means a complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.
What is ophthalmoplegia in Tamil?
Ophthalmoplegia in Tamil is விழித்தசை இயக்கமின்மை கண்வாதம், கண் தசை வாதம், கண் வாதம். See Ophthalmoplegia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ophthalmoplegia?
Ophthalmoplegia is a noun.
What is the plural of ophthalmoplegia?
The plural of ophthalmoplegia is ophthalmoplegias.

Words near ophthalmoplegia in the dictionary

  1. ophthalmopathies
  2. ophthalmopathological
  3. ophthalmopathology
  4. ophthalmopathy
  5. ophthalmophobia
  6. ophthalmoplegia
  7. ophthalmoplegias
  8. ophthalmoplegic
  9. ophthalmoplegy
  10. ophthalmosaur
  11. ophthalmosaurid

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