my·o·sis (m -  s s)n. Variant of miosis. |
myosis [maɪˈəʊsɪs]
n pl -ses [-siːz]
(Medicine / Pathology) a variant spelling of miosis
miosis, myosis
abnormal constriction of the pupil of the eye, caused by drugs or illness. Cf. mydriasis. — miotic, myotic, adj.
See also: Eyes
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| Noun | 1. | myosis - an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) 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 smallerinborn 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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