cycloplegic


cycloplegic

 [si″klo-ple´jik] 1. pertaining to, characterized by, or causing cycloplegia.2. an agent that produces cycloplegia.

cy·clo·ple·gic

(sī'klō-plē'jik), 1. Relating to cycloplegia. 2. A drug that paralyzes the ciliary muscle and thus the power of accommodation.

cy·clo·ple·gic

(sī'klō-plē'jik) 1. Relating to cycloplegia. 2. A drug that paralyzes the ciliary muscle and thus the power of accommodation.

cycloplegic 

1. Pertaining to cycloplegia. 2. A drug which produces cycloplegia. Cycloplegic drugs, which act by inhibiting the action of acetylcholine at muscarinic receptors in the ciliary muscle, include atropine, cyclopentolate hydrochloride, homatropine hydrobromide, hyoscine hydrobromide (scopolamine hydrobromide) and tropicamide. Syn. anticholinergic; antimuscarinic; cholinergic antagonist; cholinergic blocking agent; parasympatholytic. See mydriatic.