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mydriasis
[ mi-drahy-uh-sis, mahy- ]
/ mɪˈdraɪ ə sɪs, maɪ- /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye, as the result of disease, drugs, or the like.
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Origin of mydriasis
1650–60; <Latin mydriāsis<Greek mydríāsis
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British Dictionary definitions for mydriasis
mydriasis
/ (mɪˈdraɪəsɪs, maɪ-) /
noun
abnormal dilation of the pupil of the eye, produced by drugs, coma, etc
Word Origin for mydriasis
C17: via Late Latin from Greek; origin obscure
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Medical definitions for mydriasis
mydriasis
[ mĭ-drī′ə-sĭs ]
n.
Prolonged abnormal dilation of the pupil of the eye induced by a drug or caused by disease.
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