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mydriasis
[ mi-drahy-uh-sis, mahy- ]
noun
, Medicine/Medical.
- excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye, as the result of disease, drugs, or the like.
mydriasis
/ maɪ-; mɪˈdraɪəsɪs /
noun
- abnormal dilation of the pupil of the eye, produced by drugs, coma, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mydriasis1
1650–60; < Latin mydriāsis < Greek mydríāsis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mydriasis1
C17: via Late Latin from Greek; origin obscure
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Example Sentences
Visual acuteness on both sides 5/12, the left slightly better than the right; emmetropia in mydriasis by atropine.
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Mydriasis does not always occur, and when it does, is much less than with cocaine.
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During the seizure, the pupil does not react (this cannot be simulated) or there is excessive mydriasis.
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At the same time there is a certain amount of mydriasis, but this is less pronounced than that produced by atropine.
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Mydriasis, mi-drī′a-sis, n. morbid dilatation of the pupil of the eye.
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