MYOTIC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye)

Synonyms:

miotic; miotic drug; myotic; myotic drug

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("myotic" is a kind of...):

drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

Meaning:

Of or relating to or causing constriction of the pupil of the eye

Example:

a miotic drug

Synonyms:

miotic; myotic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

myotic drug (a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye))

Derivation:

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)