Cycloplegic

/ˌsaɪkləˈpliːdʒɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or causing paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye, which prevents focusing and accommodation.

Etymology

From Greek 'kyklos' (circle) + 'plege' (stroke/paralysis), combined with the suffix '-ic'. The term emerged in 19th-century ophthalmology to describe drugs that paralyze the eye's focusing mechanism.

Kelly Says

Cycloplegic eye drops are used in vision testing to get accurate measurements because they temporarily freeze the eye's focusing muscles—it's like putting a camera on manual focus so the auto-focus can't cheat!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሳይክሎፕላጅ
sai-kloh-pleh-jee
ARالعربية
Cycloplegic
saik-lo-pleh-jik
BNবাংলা
সাইক্লোপ্লেজিক
sai-ka-lo-pleh-jee-k
CACatalà
cicloplegic
si-kloh-pleh-gee-k
CSČeština
cycloplegický
si-kloh-pleh-gee-ch-kee
DADansk
cycloplegisk
si-kloh-pleh-gisk
DEDeutsch
cycloplegisch
tsah-kloh-pleh-gish
ELΕλληνικά
κυκλοπληγικός
ki-kloh-pleh-gee-kos
ESEspañol
cicloplégico
si-kloh-pleh-gee-koh
FAفارسی
سایکلوپلاgique
sai-ka-lo-pleh-jee-k
FISuomi
syklopleginen
si-kloh-pleh-gee-nen
FRFrançais
cycloplégique
si-kloh-pleh-zhee
GUGU
સાયકલોપ્લેજિક
sai-ka-lo-pleh-jee-k
HAHA
sikloplejik
si-kloh-pleh-jik
HEעברית
ציקלופלגי
tsi-kloh-pleh-gee
HIहिन्दी
साइक्लोपेलिक
sai-kloh-pe-lik
HUMagyar
cikloplegikus
si-kloh-pleh-gee-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
sikloplejik
si-kloh-pleh-jik
IGIG
sikloplejik
si-kloh-pleh-jik
ITItaliano
cicloplegico
si-kloh-pleh-gee-koh
JA日本語
サイクロプレジク
saikuro-purejiku
KKKK
сайкылоптық
sai-ky-lopt-ee-k
KMKM
ស្វាយ
sva-y
KO한국어
사이클로플레지
sa-i-keu-lo-pleh-je
MRMR
सायकलोप्लॅजिक
sai-ka-lo-pleh-jee-k
MSBahasa Melayu
sikloplejik
si-kloh-pleh-jik
MYမြန်မာ
စိုင်းကလိုပလိပ်
sain-kla-lo-plee
NLNederlands
cycloplegisch
si-kloh-pleh-gish
NONorsk
cycloplegisk
si-kloh-pleh-gisk
PAPA
ਸਾਈਕਲੋਪਲੇજਿਕ
sai-ka-lo-pleh-jee-k
PLPolski
cykloplegiczny
si-kloh-pleh-gich-nee
PTPortuguês
cicloplégico
si-kloh-pleh-gee-koh
RORomână
cicloplegic
si-kloh-pleh-gee-k
RUРусский
циклоплегический
tsi-kloh-pleh-gee-ches-kiiy
SVSvenska
cykloplegisk
si-kloh-pleh-gisk
SWKiswahili
sikloplejik
si-kloh-pleh-jik
TAதமிழ்
சைக்கிளோப்ளெஜிக்
sai-kka-lo-pleh-jee-k
TEతెలుగు
సైకలోప్లెజిక్
sai-ka-lo-pleh-jee-k
THไทย
ไซโคลเพลจิก
sai-khlɔː-pleh-jik
TLTL
sikloplejik
si-kloh-pleh-jik
TRTürkçe
sikloplejik
si-kloh-pleh-jik
UKУкраїнська
циклоплегічний
tsi-kloh-pleh-gee-ches-kiiy
URاردو
سائیکلُپلیجک
sai-ka-lu-pleh-jee-k
VITiếng Việt
cycloplegic
sai-kloh-pleh-jik
YOYO
sikloplejik
si-kloh-pleh-jik
ZH中文
环球性
huán qiú xìng
ZUZU
sikloplejik
si-kloh-pleh-jik

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