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Constriction of pupils
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miosis
Alternative clues for the word miosis
- The nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
- Excessive contraction of the pupil
- Constriction of the pupil
- Constriction of the eye's pupil
- Excessive pupil constriction
- (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms
Word definitions for miosis in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1819, from Greek myein "to shut (the eyes)" + -osis . Greek myein is perhaps originally "to close the lips," from PIE *meue- "to be silent" (see mute (adj.)). Related: Miotic .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Miosis or myosis , /maɪˈoʊ sɪs/, from Ancient Greek μύειν, mūein , "to close the eyes", is a term with various definitions, which generally include constriction of the pupil . The opposite condition, mydriasis , is the dilation of the pupil . Anisocoria ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) [syn: meiosis , reduction ...