myosis
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1. reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller (noun.act)
hypernym | : | inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex, |
definition | : | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus (noun.act) |
2. an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) (noun.state)
hypernym | : | epidemic disease, |
definition | : | any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people (noun.state) |
3. reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller (noun.act)
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