Miosis
nounmaɪ'oʊsɪs
Noun
reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
Similar:MyosisType of:Reflex(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)
Similar:Meiosis
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- Myosis
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