Ophthalmoplegia


ophthalmoplegia oph·thal·mo·ple·gi·a (ŏf-thāl’mō-plē’jē-ə, -jə, ŏp-)
n.
Paralysis of one or more of the muscles of the eye.
oph·thal’mo·ple’gic adj.

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