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LIGHT REFLEX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("light reflex" is a kind of...):
inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
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