Myosis
nounid
88016·updated May 18, 2026verified
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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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- diaphragmatic pleurisyepidemic myalgiaepidemic pleurodynialight reflex
- plural
- Myosises
- possessive
- Myosis's
- pluralpossessive
- Myosises'
Framework definitions
- §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
- an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)
- §1 · legacy_primary
- reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smallerDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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