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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