miosis

Noun

Meaning

reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

(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)

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Synonyms

meiosis myosis reduction division light reflex pupillary reflex iris mitral pupillary mydriasis litotes stenosis constricted pupils inborn reflex innate reflex cellular division

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Hypernyms

reflex cell division reflex response inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex

Hyponyms

nondisjunction

Examples

In these severe and infrequent cases, corneal transplantation has been used as a treatment option. citation Miosis may also occur, which is probably the result from the cholinomimetic activity of mustard. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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