What is "mioses"

n. (plural of miosis English)

1. 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 division]

2. reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller [syn: light reflex, pupillary reflex, myosis]

3. [also: mioses (pl)]

See miosis