LIGHT REFLEX

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

light reflex; miosis; myosis; pupillary reflex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("light reflex" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

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