MYDRIASIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("mydriasis" is a kind of...):

dilatation; dilation (the act of expanding an aperture)

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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