Word "MIOSIS" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
Synonyms:
light reflex, myosis, pupillary reflex

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
Synonyms:
meiosis, reduction division

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Constriction of the pupils New York Times 05 Sep 2025
Germ cell division Newsday 11 Jul 2024
Constriction of the eye's pupil LA Times Daily 05 Oct 2018
Constriction of the eye's pupil The Washington Post 05 Oct 2018
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Excessive contraction of the pupil
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