Ocular myopathy
ocular myopathy n.
A progressive muscular dystrophy of the external ocular muscles that begins with the gradual onset of ptosis.
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[ok-yuh-luh s] /ˈɒk yə ləs/ noun, plural oculi [ok-yuh-lahy] /ˈɒk yəˌlaɪ/ (Show IPA) 1. an eye. 2. Architecture. a circular opening, especially one at the apex of a dome. 3. Archaeology. a design representing an eye, as on funerary pottery found in megalithic tombs of Europe. “an eye,” plural oculi, 1857, from Latin oculus “an […]