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Word: Miosis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from Greek muein ‘shut the eyes’ + -osis
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
mʌɪˈəʊsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
excessive constriction of the pupil of the eye.
Short Definition:excessive constriction of pupil of eye
Variant Forms:
- myosis
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