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Miosis
is always a great word to know.
So is pollex. Does it mean:
| a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone. |
| the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb. |
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World English Dictionary
| miosis or myosis (maɪˈəʊsɪs) | |
| —n , pl -ses | |
| 1. | excessive contraction of the pupil of the eye, as in response to drugs |
| 2. | a variant spelling of meiosis |
| [C20: from Greek muein to shut the eyes + | |
| myosis or myosis (maɪˈəʊsɪs, -siːz) | |
| —n | |
| [C20: from Greek muein to shut the eyes + | |
| miotic or myosis | |
| —adj, —n | |
| myotic or myosis | |
| —adj, —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
miosis mi·o·sis or my·o·sis (mī-ō'sĭs)
n. pl. mi·o··ses (-sēz)
The period of decline of a disease in which the intensity of the symptoms begins to diminish.
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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