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Light Reflex

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
miosismyosispupillary reflex
plural
Light Reflexes
possessive
Light Reflex's
pluralpossessive
Light Reflexes'