Excessive contraction of the pupil

• The nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
• Constriction of the eye's pupil
• (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms
• Reproductive cell division
• Excessive pupil constriction

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Contraction of the pupil of the eye.

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 ...

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 .

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 ...