IRIDOPLEGIA
\ˌɪɹɪdəplˈiːd͡ʒə], \ˌɪɹɪdəplˈiːdʒə], \ˌɪ_ɹ_ɪ_d_ə_p_l_ˈiː_dʒ_ə]\
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[Greek] paralysis of the iris. It is Accommodative, if the pupil does not contract when the patient accommodates or converges; Reflex, when the pupil does not contract or dilate with changes of illumination (Argyll-Robertson pupil); Sympathetic, if the pupil does not. dilate when the skin is stimulated; Complete, if the iris does not react to any stimuli. See Irido-.
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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