[syn: light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis, myosis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Myosis \My*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to close the eyes or
lips.] (Med.)
Long-continued contraction of the pupil of the eye.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
myosis
n 1: an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and
featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) [syn:
epidemic pleurodynia, epidemic myalgia, myosis,
diaphragmatic pleurisy, Bornholm disease]
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 [syn: light reflex, pupillary
reflex, miosis, myosis]