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miosis
mi·o·sis
[
mī ṓssiss
]
(
plural
mi·o·ses
[
mī ṓ sz
]
)
or
my·o·sis
[
mī ṓssiss
]
(
plural
my·o·ses
[
mī ṓ sz
]
)
noun
Definition:
contraction of pupil:
a contraction of the pupil of the eye, e.g. a contraction caused by a reaction to a drug
[
Early 19th century. < Greek
muein
"shut the eyes"
]
mi·ot·ic, my·ot·ic
[
mī óttik
]
adjective
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mi·ot·ic, my·ot·ic [ mī óttik ] adjective
