Myosis
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
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- diaphragmatic pleurisyepidemic myalgiaepidemic pleurodynialight reflex
- plural
- Myosises
- possessive
- Myosis's
- pluralpossessive
- Myosises'