Definition of myosis

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  • myosis is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
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Definition of myosis

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

    Synonyms

    1. light reflex
    2. miosis
    3. pupillary reflex
  • an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bornholm disease
    2. diaphragmatic pleurisy
    3. epidemic myalgia
    4. epidemic pleurodynia

See definition of myosis in Merriam Webster