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Excessive constriction of the pupils
Answer for the clue "Excessive constriction of the pupils ", 6 letters:
myosis
Alternative clues for the word myosis
- An acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)
- Reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
- Contraction of the pupil — Miss Yo (anag)
- Contraction of the pupil - Miss Yo
- Eye ailment
Word definitions for myosis in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Myosis \My*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to close the eyes or lips.] (Med.) Long-continued contraction of the pupil of the eye.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of miosis English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) [syn: epidemic pleurodynia , epidemic myalgia , diaphragmatic pleurisy , Bornholm disease ] reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the ...