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MYOTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye)
Synonyms:
miotic; miotic drug; myotic; myotic drug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("myotic" is a kind of...):
drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or causing constriction of the pupil of the eye
Example:
a miotic drug
Synonyms:
miotic; myotic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
myotic drug (a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye))
Derivation:
myosis (reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller)
