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Miosis

nounid 88014·updated May 18, 2026
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reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
light reflexmeiosisreduction division
plural
Miosises
possessive
Miosis's
pluralpossessive
Miosises'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§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
§2
(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms

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