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Meanings of light reflex in English

Portuguese
miose
Spanish
miosis
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Reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller.

        miose
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        Examples for "miosis"
        Examples for "miosis"
        1
        Initial stimulation of these receptors leads to symptoms such as tachycardia, miosis, and tremors.
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        2
        The shrinking of the pupil (miosis) caused by this drug limits your ability to adapt to darkness.
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        3
        As measured by infra-red video pupillography, complete miosis occurred within 3.5 to 4.0 min after the application of DFP.
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        4
        We report the case of a 42-year-old male patient who presented with ipsilateral ptosis and miosis and was subsequently diagnosed with internal carotid artery dissection.
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        5
        In beagles PGF2 alpha-IE induced a strong miosis lasting more than 6 hours; Iloprost-PE had no effect on pupil size.
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        1
        Pupillary reflexes normal; although limbs would remain in a fixed attitude when so placed, he did not evidence the typical flexibilitas cerea.
        Studies in Forensic Psychiatry
        Usage of light reflex in English
        1
        Autonomic function was studied using heart rate variability and pupillary light reflex assessment.
        Pubmed
        2
        From this time on, up to 6 hr, a pupillary light reflex could not be elicited.
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        3
        The relative amplitude of the pupillary light reflex showed a positive correlation to pain thresholds over time and predicted disease progression.
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        4
        Light reflex in the left eye was reduced.
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        Translations for light reflex
        Portuguese
        miose
        Spanish
        miosis