See Also: Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia(health)
chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia(medicine)
ophthalmoplegia, chronic progressive external(medicine)
chronic progressive chorea(medicine)
chronic progressive syphilitic meningoencephalitis(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
well-built(dictionary)
built-in(dictionary)
built(2)(dictionary)
built-up(dictionary)

chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (medicine) and built(2) (iou)


chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (medicine)


chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia


A specific type of slowly worsening weakness of the ocular muscles, usually associated with a pigmentary retinopathy.

See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome, oculopharyngeal dystrophy.

Synonym: ocular myopathy.


built(2) (iou)



built ppl adjective. L16.
[pa. pple of BUILD verb.]
Constructed or constituted, esp. in a specified way; having a specified build; spec. composed of separately prepared parts (= built-up (b) below).
built-in (esp. of the fittings of a house) constructed to form an integral part of a larger unit; fig. inherent, integral, innate. built on sand: see SAND noun. built-up (a) increased in height etc. by addition of parts; (b) composed of separately prepared parts; (c) (of a locality) fully occupied by houses etc. clinker-built: see CLINKER noun1.
M. Prior With well-built Verse to keep his Fame alive. J. Ruskin The built and tower-like shaft. L. Uris Ari Ben Canaan was..built like his father.