NOUN | act | mydriasis | reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward |
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Meaning | reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs. | |
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Broader | dilation, dilatation | The act of expanding an aperture |
reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction | An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus | |
Spanish | midriasis | |
Catalan | midriasi, midriàtic |
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