mydriasis

Noun

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Noun (1)

  1. reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugsType of reflex, dilation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

My·dri′a·sis noun

Origin: L., fr. Gr. ….

Physiol. & Med. A long-continued or excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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