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MYDRIASIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mydriasis" is a kind of...):
dilatation; dilation (the act of expanding an aperture)
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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