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MYDRIATIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations
Synonyms:
mydriatic; mydriatic drug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mydriatic" is a kind of...):
drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mydriatic"):
atropine (a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides)