| NOUN | state | myosis, epidemic pleurodynia, epidemic myalgia, diaphragmatic pleurisy, Bornholm disease | an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) |
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| act | myosis, light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis | reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller |
| Meaning | An acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest). | |
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| Synonyms | epidemic pleurodynia, epidemic myalgia, diaphragmatic pleurisy, Bornholm disease | |
| Broader | epidemic disease | Any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people |
| Spanish | pleuresía diafragmática | |
| 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. | |
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| Synonyms | light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis | |
| Broader | reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction | An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
| Spanish | miosis | |
| Catalan | miosi | |
| Adjectives | myotic | of or relating to or causing constriction of the pupil of the eye |
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