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my·o·sis

 (mī-ō′sĭs)
n.
Variant of miosis.
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myosis

(maɪˈəʊsɪs)
n, pl -ses (-siːz)
(Pathology) a variant spelling of miosis
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mi•o•sis

or my•o•sis

(maɪˈoʊ sɪs)

n.
excessive constriction of the pupil of the eye.
Compare mydriasis.
[1810–20; variant of myosis < Greek mý(ein) to shut (the eyes) + -osis]
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miosis, myosis

abnormal constriction of the pupil of the eye, caused by drugs or illness. Cf. mydriasis. — miotic, myotic, adj.
See also: Eyes
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.myosis - an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)
Bornholm disease, diaphragmatic pleurisy, epidemic myalgia, epidemic pleurodynia
epidemic disease - any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people
2.myosis - reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smallermyosis - reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis
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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