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Meaning of "ophthalmoplegia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPHTHALMOPLEGIA

ophthalmoplegia  [ɒfˌθælməˈpliːdʒjə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPHTHALMOPLEGIA

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Ophthalmoplegia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OPHTHALMOPLEGIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ophthalmoplegia

Ophthalmoparesis

Ophthalmoparesis or ophthalmoplegia refers to weakness or paralysis of one or more extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements. It is a physical finding in certain neurologic illnesses.

Definition of ophthalmoplegia in the English dictionary

The definition of ophthalmoplegia in the dictionary is the paralysis of the motor nerves in the eye.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPHTHALMOPLEGIA


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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPHTHALMOPLEGIA

ophiura
ophiuroid
ophthal.
ophthalmia
ophthalmic
ophthalmic optician
ophthalmist
ophthalmitis
ophthalmol.
ophthalmologic
ophthalmological
ophthalmologist
ophthalmology
ophthalmometer
ophthalmometry
ophthalmophobia
ophthalmoscope
ophthalmoscopic
ophthalmoscopy

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPHTHALMOPLEGIA

aqua regia
aquilegia
cardioplegia
collegia
cycloplegia
diplegia
florilegia
hemiplegia
monoplegia
paraplegia
quadriplegia
tetraplegia

Synonyms and antonyms of ophthalmoplegia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ophthalmoplegia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPHTHALMOPLEGIA

Find out the translation of ophthalmoplegia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ophthalmoplegia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ophthalmoplegia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

眼肌麻痹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oftalmoplejía
570 millions of speakers

English

ophthalmoplegia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ophthalmoplegia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شلل العين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

офтальмоплегия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oftalmoplegia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ophthalmoplegia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ophtalmoplégie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ophthalmoplegia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ophthalmoplegie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

眼筋麻痺
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외안근
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ophthalmoplegia
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ophthalmoplegia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண் நரம்பு வாதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नेत्ररोग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oftalmopleji
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oftalmoplegia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oftalmoplegii
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

офтальмоплегия
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oftalmoplegie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ophthalmoplegia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oftalmoplegie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oftalmoplegi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oftalmoplegi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ophthalmoplegia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPHTHALMOPLEGIA»

The term «ophthalmoplegia» is normally little used and occupies the 133.933 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPHTHALMOPLEGIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ophthalmoplegia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ophthalmoplegia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ophthalmoplegia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPHTHALMOPLEGIA»

Discover the use of ophthalmoplegia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ophthalmoplegia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ophthalmoplegia: New Insights for the Healthcare ...
Ophthalmoplegia: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyPaper™ that delivers timely, authoritative, and intensively focused information about Ophthalmoplegia in a compact format.
‎2012
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Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology
The numerous manifestations of diffuse ophthalmoplegia in children can usually be differentiated by clinical history and associated findings (Table 7.7).305 Mitochondrial disorders and the spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) should be considered ...
Michael C. Brodsky, 2010
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Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology: The Essentials
This convenient, portable handbook presents the most essential and clinically oriented material from the classic three-volume reference, "Walsh & Hoyts Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology.
Nancy J. Newman, Neil R. Miller, Valérie Biousse, 2008
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Localization in Clinical Neurology
MULTIPLE OCULAR MOTOR NERVE PALSIES Acute bilateral ophthalmoplegia may result from multiple causes. In patients with acute bilateral ophthalmoplegia, the responsible lesion may be localized to the brainstem, to the cranial nerves, ...
Paul W. Brazis, Joseph C. Masdeu, José Biller, 2012
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Neurology in Clinical Practice: Principles of diagnosis and ...
The differential diagnosis for total ophthalmoplegia is given in Table 22.3. The common causes for this presentation are diseases outside the CNS, such as Guillain-Barre syndrome, myasthenia gravis, and chronic progressive external ...
Walter George Bradley, 2004
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Hari's Essentials of Clinical Medicine
Difference between gaze palsy and LMN ophthalmoplegia Gaze palsy LMN ophthalmoplegia INTERNUCLEAR OPHTHALMOPLEGIA - DYSCONJUGATE GAZE PALSY a. Superior internuclear ophthalmoplegia - L'hermitte's syndrome In MLF ...
P. Baburaj, 2008
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NORD Guide to Rare Disorders
5. Ataxia,. Kearns-Sayre. Syndrome/. Chronic. Progressive. External. Ophthalmoplegia. 6 Ataxia, Refsum Disease. the repeat length is in the range of 120—1,700 repeats. The repeat expansion mutation reduces but does not completely ...
National Organization for Rare Disorders, 2003
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Success in PACES
SCENARIO. 8. INTERNUCLEAR. OPHTHALMOPLEGIA. Internuclear. ophthalmoplegia. in. isolation. On attempted gaze to the right, the right eye abducts normally but the left eye fails to cross the midline. Note that, in a recovering internuclear ...
Paul J. Jenkins (MRCP.), Dr P Kelly, Dr Douglas Macdonald and Dr Tom Powles, Philip Kelly (MRCP.), 2007
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Neuro-ophthalmology
pareses may be associated with diabetes, although the incidence of ophthalmoplegia in diabetes is relatively rare. Jacobson et al101 reported that diabetes and left ventricular hypertrophy are associated risk factors, but often enough the ...
Joel S. Glaser, 1999
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A Dictionary of Neurological Signs
Cross Reference Hallucination Pseudohypertrophy - see CALF HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY Pseudo-Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia Pseudo- internuclear ophthalmoplegia is a disorder of eye movements with impaired ...
A.J. Larner, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPHTHALMOPLEGIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ophthalmoplegia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pathogenic CWF19L1 variants as a novel cause of autosomal …
... as a key feature, to spinocerebellar symptoms with spasticity, ophthalmoplegia, sensory/motor neuropathy, involuntary movements, seizures, ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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A novel AIFM1 mutation expands the phenotype to an infantile motor …
... was found in a patient with early-onset ataxia, hearing loss and late-onset myopathy with progressive external ophthalmoplegia (PEO). «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
NGS technology helps identify new mitochondrial disease gene
The clinical manifestations of affected individuals are chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO), a slowly progressive paralysis of ... «News-Medical.net, Jun 15»
4
Different Mitochondrial Myopathies Are Associated With Distinct …
Several syndromes have been defined within mitochondrial myopathies, such as chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO), ... «Mitochondrial Disease News, Jun 15»
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Journeys Over a Hot Stove
CDC REPORT: During hospitalization, she developed altered mental status, generalized muscle weakness, and complete ophthalmoplegia. «Bangor Daily News, Jun 15»
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True love against the odds
People with Kearns-Sayre syndrome have progressive external ophthalmoplegia, which is weakness or paralysis of the eye muscles that ... «Neos Kosmos, May 15»
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The truth is in the water: Metastatic prostate cancer presenting as an …
... nerve palsies and ophthalmoplegia. This is the first case described in the literature of metastatic prostate cancer presenting with intermittent ... «UroToday, Apr 15»
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Pathogenic mitochondrial mt-tRNA Ala variants are uniquely …
Ptosis, ophthalmoplegia or extramuscular mitochondrial symptoms have not been noticed. Neurological examination revealed dysarthria, ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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TGen scientists discover the likely cause of rare type of muscle …
"To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of severe congenital myopathy with ophthalmoplegia resulting from pathogenic variants in ... «News-Medical.net, Apr 15»
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Study finds likely genetic source of muscle weakness in six …
"To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of severe congenital myopathy with ophthalmoplegia resulting from pathogenic variants in ... «Medical Xpress, Apr 15»

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