cycloplegia

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noun

paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye, resulting in a loss of accommodation

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Meanings

nouncycloplegia (countable and uncountable, plural cycloplegias)

plural cycloplegias

  1. countableuncountableparalysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye, resulting in a loss of accommodation

Origin

From cyclo- + -plegia.

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APA

cycloplegia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloplegia

MLA

“cycloplegia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloplegia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cycloplegia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloplegia.

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