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Miosis Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -osis

Miosis has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(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)

2

reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

3

Contraction of the pupil of the eye.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cell division reflex
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
nondisjunction
Rhyming Words
sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis deesis biosis
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