Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ophthalmoparesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oph-thal-mo-pare-sis
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A partial or complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthălmós)der. English ophthalmo- English paresis English ophthalmoparesis From ophthalmo- + paresis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ophthalmopareses (plural)

Derived Forms

ophthalmoparetic

Questions

What does ophthalmoparesis mean?: A partial or complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.
Where does ophthalmoparesis come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthălmós)der. English ophthalmo- English paresis English ophthalmoparesis From ophthalmo- + paresis.

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