mydriatic

[ mid-ree-at-ik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or producing mydriasis.

noun

1. a mydriatic drug.

mydriatic

/ ˌmɪdrɪˈætɪk /

adjective

1. relating to or causing mydriasis

noun

1. a mydriatic drug

Word History and Origins

Origin of mydriatic¹

First recorded in 1850–55; mydria(sis) + -tic

Example Sentences

Of all the dangers to be met with in superstitious countries, these mydriatic alkaloids are among the worst.

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If a case of iritis be left to itself or treated without the use of a mydriatic, posterior synechiae almost invariably form.

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It is not necessary to use any mydriatic or myotic for the eye which has been operated upon.

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They are all, like atropine, mydriatic alkaloids, so-called from the effect on the eye.

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