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Miosis

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Noun

1. meiosis, miosis, reduction division

(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. light reflex, miosis, myosis, pupillary reflex

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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Miosis

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noun plural -ses (-siːz)
1. 
excessive contraction of the pupil of the eye, as in response to drugs
2.  a variant spelling of meiosis (sense 1)

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Miosis

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nounWord forms: plural miˈoˌses (maɪˈoʊˌsiz ; mīōˈsēzˌ)
contraction of the pupil of the eye

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Miosis

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n. pl. mi·o·ses (-sēz) also my·o·ses
Constriction of the pupil of the eye, resulting from a normal response to an increase in light or caused by certain drugs or pathological conditions.

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