What is "myosis" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does myosis mean in English? Meaning of myosis definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "myosis" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "myosis": an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)

Noun

  • Meaning: an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)
  • Synonyms: bornholm disease diaphragmatic pleurisy epidemic myalgia epidemic pleurodynia myosis
  • Hypernyms: epidemic disease
  • Meaning of "myosis": reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

    Noun

  • Meaning: reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
  • Synonyms: light reflex miosis myosis pupillary reflex
  • Hypernyms: inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex physiological reaction reflex reflex action reflex response unconditioned reflex
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