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Meanings of miosis in English
Reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller.
(Genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
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Initial stimulation of these receptors leads to symptoms such as tachycardia, miosis, and tremors.
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The shrinking of the pupil (miosis) caused by this drug limits your ability to adapt to darkness.
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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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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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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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Methods: Miosis was induced by topical 1% pilocarpine in the right eye of 14 healthy subjects with normal eyes.
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